A Public Empire : : Property and the Quest for the Common Good in Imperial Russia / / Ekaterina Pravilova.
"Property rights" and "Russia" do not usually belong in the same sentence. Rather, our general image of the nation is of insecurity of private ownership and defenselessness in the face of the state. Many scholars have attributed Russia's long-term development problems to a f...
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| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
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| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction. Res Publica in the Imperial State
- Part I. Whose Nature?
- 1. The Meanings of Property
- 2. Forests, Minerals, and the Controversy over Property in Post-Emancipation Russia
- 3. Nationalizing Rivers, Expropriating Lands
- Part II. The Treasures of the Fatherland
- 4. Inventing National Patrimony
- 5. Private Possessions and National Art
- Part III. "Estates on Parnassus"
- 6. Writers and the Audience
- 7. The Private Letters of National Literature
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index