{"product_id":"war-and-enlightenment-in-russia-military-culture-in-the-age-of-catherine-ii-hardback-9781487503543","title":"War and Enlightenment in Russia; Military Culture in the Age of Catherine II (Hardback) 9781487503543","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWar and Enlightenment in Russia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMilitary Culture in the Age of Catherine II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEugene Miakinkov (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487503543\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 11 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.7 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWar and Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the dictum about Russian backwardness. Miakinkov helps explain why and how the Russian army won repeatedly in the late eighteenth century. More broadly, the book enhances our appreciation of the cosmopolitan and variegated nature of the Enlightenment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Lucien Frary, Rider University (\u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"Serious students of Russian history, the Military Enlightenment, and the influence of Enlightenment thought will find Eugene Miakinkov's new book deserving of their careful reflection. It is a highly instructive contribution to the English-language literature on the army that stymied Frederick the Great and helped defeat Napoleon Bonaparte.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - James McIntyre, Moraine Valley Community College (\u003cem\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e) \"Provides a much-needed revision to our understanding of the eighteenth-century Russian military.\" - Tyler Mazda, Ohio State University (\u003cem\u003eH-Net Reviews: H-War\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar and Enlightenment in Russia\u003c\/em\u003e explores how members of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe military during the reign\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Catherine II reconciled Enlightenment\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eideas about the equality and moral worth of all\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehumans with the Russian reality based on serfdom, a world\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003egoverned by autocracy, absolute respect for authority, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esubordination to seniority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there is a sizable literature about the impact of the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEnlightenment on government, economy, manners, and literature\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Russia, no analytical framework that outlines its\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eimpact on the military exists. Eugene Miakinkov\u0026amp;#x2019;s research\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses this gap and challenges the assumption that the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emilitary was an unadaptable and vertical institution. Using archival\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esources, military manuals, essays, memoirs, and letters,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe author demonstrates how the Russian \u003ci\u003emilitaires philosophes \u003c\/i\u003eoperationalized the Enlightenment by turning thought\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003einto reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Between Patronage and Education: The Enlightenment and the Military Pre-Intelligentsia in Catherine\u0026amp;#x2019;s Russia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Favourites and Professionals: Merit, Seniority, and Advancement in Catherine\u0026amp;#x2019;s Military  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \"We must distinguish the military establishment from other callings\": Writers and Ideas of the Russian Military Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \"Always remember that he is not a peasant, but a soldier\": The Enlightenment and the Shaping of Russian Soldiers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \"Fantastic forms of folly\": Individualism and the Performance of Military Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \"The gutters of the town were dyed with blood\": The Siege of Izmail, Russian Military Culture, and the Limits of the Enlightenment at War\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \"His Majesty recommends to gentlemen-officers to dress better and not to stutter\": Paul I and the Military Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Legacy of the Enlightenment in Russian Military Culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734463803672,"sku":"9781487503543","price":41.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/war-and-enlightenment-in-russia-military-culture-in-the-age-of-catherine-ii-hardback-9781487503543","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}