TY  - BOOK
ED  - Kangaspuro, Markku
ED  - Smith, Jeremy
AB  - "Modernisation has been a constant theme in Russian history at least since Peter the Great launched a series of initiatives aimed at closing the economic, technical and cultural gap between Russia and the more ‘advanced’ countries of Europe. All of the leaders of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia have been intensely aware of this gap, and have pursued a number of strategies, some more successful than others, in order to modernise the country. But it would be wrong to view modernisation as a unilinear process which was the exclusive preserve of the state. Modernisation has had profound effects on Russian society, and the attitudes of different social groups have been crucial to the success and failure of modernisation.    This volume examines the broad theme of modernisation in late imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet Russia both through general overviews of particular topics, and specific case studies of modernisation projects and their impact. Modernisation is seen not just as an economic policy, but as a cultural and social phenomenon reflected through such diverse themes as ideology, welfare, education, gender relations, transport, political reform, and the Internet. The result is the most up to date and comprehensive survey of modernisation in Russia available, which highlights both one of the perennial problems and the challenges and prospects for contemporary Russia."
DO  - 10.21435/sfh.12
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1000206
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 652326435
KW  - modernisation
KW  - societal change
KW  - bolshevism
KW  - socialism
KW  - postcommunism
KW  - transition economy
KW  - Russia
KW  - Soviet Union
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/7f6fb82e-3974-4314-a4e3-2d1815b0b261/9789518580204_modernisation.epub
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/75321a39-5297-40cc-a503-e4505b510282/9789518580211_modernisation.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29740
PB  - Finnish Literature Society / SKS
PP  - Helsinki
PY  - 2006
SN  - 9789517468541; 9789518580211; 9789518580204
TI  - Modernisation in Russia since 1900null
ER  - 
