Absolutism and ruling class : the formation of the Russian political order, 1700-1825 / by LeDonne, John P., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Part I: SOCIETY; Chapter 1 THE STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN SOCIETY; The Nobility as Ruling Class; Ruling Class and Society; Russian Society as Command Structure; Chapter 2 SOCIAL GROUPS; Nobility; Townsmen; Peasantry; Chapter 3 POLITICAL APPARATUS AND BUREAUCRACY; The Officer Corps; The Civilian Apparatus; The Secretarial and Clerical Staffs; Part II: INSTITUTIONS; Chapter 4 THE FOUNDATIONS: 1689-1725; On the Road to Poltava; The Experiment with Regionalism; The Restoration of Central Government; Chapter 5 THE RULE OF THE EMPRESSES: 1725-1796; Families and Councils.…”
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Doomsday 1917 : the destruction of Russia's ruling class / by Brown, Douglas, 1907-

Nomenklatura : the Soviet ruling class / by Voslenskiĭ, M. S.

Bolshevik women / by Clements, Barbara Evans, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The civil war -- 5. The ruling class -- 6. Recessional.…”

Political economy and Soviet socialism / by Nove, Alec

Table of Contents: “…--Inflation in Communist countries.--Is there a ruling class in the USSR?--Some observations in criteria for the study of the Soviet Union.…”