Pobedonostev : His Life and Thought / / Robert F. Byrnes.

• VerfasserIn: Byrnes, Robert Francis,
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2021
• Year of Publication: 1968; 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Indiana University international studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 EPUB unpaged) :; portraits.

The career of Constantine P. Pobedonostsev is immensely important to an understanding of what has happened in Russia during the past century. Known to historians as the arch-reactionary of nineteenth-century Russia and the man most responsible for the repressive policies of Tsar Alexander III, Pobedonostsev's influence extended well beyond his own lifetime. A bureaucrat, legal scholar, editor, propagandist, tutor, and advisor to the last two tsars, theologian and powerful religious leader, Pobedonostsev left his imprint on nearly every aspect of Russian life. In the political realm, his savage opposition to moderate reform crushed early efforts at constitutional government, helped prepare the climate for revolution, and profoundly affected the course of history under the Soviets. As a philosopher, he represents the mainstream of Russian intellectual history during the nineteenth century.

Table of Contents

The Pobedonostsev family -- The young scholar -- The liberal reformer -- The Petersburg tutor -- Dostoevsky -- Panslavism and the Balkan crisis -- 1881 -- Director General of the Synod -- The Russian Orthodox Church abroad -- Russian political and intellectual life -- Political and social thought -- Philosophy of history -- Russia and the West -- Fading away.