The Europeanized Elite in Russia, 1762–1825: Public Role and Subjective Self (NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies)

382 Pages·2016·52.737 MB·English

by  Andreas Schönle (editor), Andrei Zorin (editor), Alexei Evstratov (editor)

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Contents
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5 ALTERNATIVE SOCIABILITIES AND SPIRITUALITIES: THE
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Acknowledgments
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