This volume in the Oxford History of Modern Europe series surveys the development of the Russian empire from the reign of Alexander I to the abdication of Nicho

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endu

An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.

Imperial Russia, 1801-1905 traces the development of the Russian Empire from the murder of 'mad Tsar Paul' to the reforms of the 1890s that were an attempt to m

'a superb volume, complete with maps, and tells the story of a continent from the 18th century to the present day.' -Irish Times