Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-482) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The Russian riddle -- Russia as enlightened despotism: 1700-1815 -- Russia as oriental despotism: 1815-1855 -- Russia as Europe regained: 1855-1914 -- War and revolution: 1914-1917 -- Through the Soviet-Russian looking-glass, and what the west found there: 1917-1991 -- Conclusion