Voluntary associations in Tsarist Russia : science, patriotism, and civil society by Bradley, Joseph instant download

Voluntary associations in Tsarist Russia : science, patriotism, and civil society by Bradley, Joseph instant download

1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) :, This text investigates the role of learned, mostly scientific societies in building civil society in imperial Russia. It challenges the idea that Russia did not have the building blocks of a democratic society, Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-352) and index, Introduction : Russian associations -- European societies and the state : Russia in comparative perspective -- The application of science : the Free Economic Society and the Moscow Agricultural Society -- The quest for national identity : the Russian Geographical Society -- Patriotism and useful knowledge : the Society of Friends of Natural History -- Government and the public trust : the Russian Technical Society and education for industry -- Advocacy in the public sphere : scientific congresses -- Conclusion : an unstable partnership, Print version record