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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Vera (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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.