Peter J. S. Duncan

Russian Messianism

Third Rome, Revolution, Communism and After

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book in English for half a century to examine the complexities of Russian messianism, both as a whole and in its interaction with Communism. Peter Duncan considers its Orthodox roots and focuses on Russia's geopolitical experience and situation to explain the endurance of this phenomenon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780415152051
• ISBN-10: 0415152054
• Artikelnr.: 21508357

Autorenporträt

Peter J. S. Duncan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The origins of Russian messianism 2. The Slavophils and
Russian messianism under Nicholas I 3. Pro-Tsarist forms of Russian
messianism: Pan-Slavism, Dostoevsky and Solovyov 4. Messianism and
revolution: from Herzen to Stalin 5. De-Stalinization and the growth of
Russian national consciousness: the Khrushchev era 6. The Brezhnev era:
cultural Russian nationalism 7. The Breshnev era: dissident Russian
messianism 8. Andropov and Chernenko against Russian nationalism 9.
Gorbachev and the end of empire 10. Post-Soviet Russia: the victories and
defeat of Gennady Ziuganov Conclusion