Russian Identities: A Historical Survey

by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky

This book investigates the question of Russian identity, looking at changes and continues over a huge territory, many centuries, and a variety of political, social, and economic structures. Its main emphases are on the struggle against the steppe peoples, Orthodox Christianity, autocratic monarchy, and Westernization.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005