The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Searching for a Place in the World

From: Canadian Slavonic Papers | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Aleksandr B. Kamenskii. The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Searching for a Place in the World. Trans. and ed. David Griffiths. The New Russian History Series. Annonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1997. xii. 307 pp. Notes. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. $69.95, cloth. $24.95, paper.

This translation of Aleksandr B. Karnenskii's study provides English-speaking audiences with a valuable college textbook. The Russian Empire is a synthesis of much Western and Russian scholarship. Kamenskii clearly demonstrates his familiarity with the most current work. He begins with the era just before ...

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