by Andreï Kozovoï, Richard Pipes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782262039929
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«Histoire de la Russie des tsars» is the historical essay by Richard Pipes, published by Perrin in paperback (464 pages, in French).
Analysis of tsarist Russia that explains the weight of the state, the weakness of the bourgeoisie, peasant submission and the radicalisation of the intelligentsia in the 19th century. Pipes argues that the Bolshevik coup of 1917 and the Soviet regime did not break with the past, but inherited the patrimonial culture of tsarist autocracy.
Work originally published in 1974 as Russia under the Old Regime; this 2013 French edition includes the translation by Andreï Kozovoï. Finalist for the National Book Award in 1976.
A reference read for students and anyone interested in the history of Russia and the origins of the Soviet regime.
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Richard Edgar Pipes was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings also appear in Commentary, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement.
