The American Historical Review · 1987 · 77 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesHistoryPolitical ScienceMilitary HistoryPolitical HistorySocial HistoryRussian HistoryRussian PoliticsRussian SocietySlavic HistorySoviet HistorySoviet StudiesArmed Forces Institutional CultureEconomic History Of RussiaHistoriography Of RussiaMembers Of Armed ForcesMilitary ConscriptionMilitary History Of RussiaMilitary SocietySocial History Of Russia
This volume explores the military aspects of Russian society and the 'service state' from its fifteenth-century origins unitl its obsolescence in the age of mass conscription and mechanized warfare. The author examines the complex interplay of military and civilian elements in Russia's administration; the social and economic impact of the armed forces; the way officers and men were recruited and the conditions in which they worked; and the development of opposition to military dominance. Focusing on the human rather than the technical aspects of military history, this book offers a rare picture of the inner life of the armed forces and of the Russian political and social system under the tsars.