Historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia /

Historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia /

"What was the role of historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia? Focusing on the Society of Zealots of Russian Historical Education (1895-1918), Vera Kaplan analyzes the network of voluntary associations that existed in imperial Russia, showing how they interacte...

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Author / Creator: Kaplan, Vera (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Obshchestvo revniteleĭ russkago istoricheskago prosvi︠e︡shchenīi︠a︡ vʺ pami︠a︡tʹ Imperatora Aleksandra III > History.
Obshchestvo revniteleĭ russkago istoricheskago prosvi︠e︡shchenīi︠a︡ vʺ pami︠a︡tʹ Imperatora Aleksandra III
1801-1917
Civil society > Russia > History.
Historians > Political activity > Russia > History.
History > Study and teaching > Russia > History.
Civil society
Historians > Political activity
History > Study and teaching
Intellectual life
Social conditions
Societies
Russia > History > Societies, etc.
Russia > Intellectual life > 1801-1917.
Russia > Social conditions > 1801-1917.
Russia
History
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Table of Contents:
  • From associations of the educated to societies for education : historical background
  • Historical societies at the juncture of scholarship, politics, and education
  • From the university societies to the "university extension" : historians as public activists
  • The Society of Zealots of Russian Historical Education : conservative activism and the quest for useful history
  • Conclusion: Voluntary historical societies in the fin-de-siecle associational world.

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