Terror and greatness : Ivan and Peter as Russian myths /
Kevin Platt focuses his study on a cruel paradox central to Russian history: that the price of progress has so often been the traumatic suffering of society at the hands of the state. He examines the reigns of Ivan IV (The Terrible) & Peter the Great.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2016.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |