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Enlightened Metropolis

- Constructing Imperial Moscow, 1762-1855

About Enlightened Metropolis

Through systematic comparisons with cities in Western Europe, Alexander Martin situates Moscow in the context of the emergence of urban bourgeois civilization in the West, and helps the reader understand both how Moscow became a modern city and why this successful modernization paradoxically helped delegitimize the tsarist regime.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199605781
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 360
  • Published:
  • March 28, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 155x242x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 694 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 20, 2024

Description of Enlightened Metropolis

Through systematic comparisons with cities in Western Europe, Alexander Martin situates Moscow in the context of the emergence of urban bourgeois civilization in the West, and helps the reader understand both how Moscow became a modern city and why this successful modernization paradoxically helped delegitimize the tsarist regime.

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