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Part 1. History Of Ideas -- The Enlightenment In Russia And Russian Thought In The Enlightenment / Marc Raeff -- Classicism And Classical Antiquity In Eighteenth- And Early-nineteenth-century Russian Literature / Harold B. Segel -- Part 2. Aspects Of Petrine Russia -- Feofan Prokopovich / James Cracraft -- The Jesuit Origins Of Petrine Education / Max J. Okenfuss -- Russian Students In Europe In The Age Of Peter The Great / Max J. Okenfuss -- Part 3. Aspects Of Catherine Ii's Russia -- Novikov's Naturalized Spectator / G. Gareth Jones -- Diderot In Russia, 1773-1774 / Arthur Wilson -- Moscow Freemasons And The Rosicrucian Order / In-ho L. Ryu -- The British In Catherine's Russia: A Preliminary Survey / Anthony G. Cross -- Part 4. The Arts -- The Conflux Of Influences In Eighteenth-century Russian Art And Architecture: A Journey From The Spiritual To The Realistic / Tamara Talbot Rice -- The Survival Of Russian Music In The Eighteenth Century / Alfred And Jane Swan -- Style Formation In Early Russian Keyboard Music / Joel Spiegelman -- Urban Planning And The Development Of Provincial Towns In Russia During The Reign Of Catherine Ii / Robert E. Jones. Edited By J. G. Garrard. Includes Bibliographical References.
This collection of essays investigates the multifaceted transformation of Russian society, culture, and intellectual life during the eighteenth century. Edited by John Gordon Garrard, the volume assembles contributions from various scholars to examine how Western Enlightenment ideals, Petrine reforms, and the reign of Catherine II reshaped the Russian state. The text provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the synthesis of traditional Russian structures with imported European intellectual and artistic movements.
What You Will Find
Scholars and historians frequently cite this work as a vital resource for understanding the complexities of eighteenth-century Russian modernization. The text is noted for its academic rigor and its ability to synthesize diverse disciplinary perspectives into a coherent historical overview.
Page Count:
370
Publication Date:
1973-11-04
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198156383
ISBN-13:
9780198156383
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