{"product_id":"9781487503543","title":"War and Enlightenment in Russia","description":"Author: Eugene Miakinkov\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487503543\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jun 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar and Enlightenment in Russia explores how members ofthe military during the reignof Catherine II reconciled Enlightenmentideas about the equality and moral worth of allhumans with the Russian reality based on serfdom, a worldgoverned by autocracy, absolute respect for authority, andsubordination to seniority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there is a sizable literature about the impact of theEnlightenment on government, economy, manners, and literaturein Russia, no analytical framework that outlines itsimpact on the military exists. Eugene Miakinkov's researchaddresses this gap and challenges the assumption that themilitary was an unadaptable and vertical institution. Using archivalsources, military manuals, essays, memoirs, and letters,the author demonstrates how the Russian \u003ci\u003emilitaires philosophes \u003c\/i\u003einto reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919510847646,"sku":"ING-9781487503543","price":123.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487503543.jpg?v=1782813313","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487503543","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}