by RichardPipes (Author)
Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy since the Middle Ages? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia? This work is an analysis of Russia's immemorial commitment to the theory and practice of autocracy. It demonstrates why the belief in autocracy remains the most formative and powerful idea in Russia's political history.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 06 Jul 2007
ISBN 10: 0300122691
ISBN 13: 9780300122695