How Russia learned to talk : a history of public speaking in the stenographic age, 1860-1930 /
How Russia Learned to Talk offers an entirely new perspective on Russian political culture, showing the era from Alexander II's Great Reforms to early Stalinism as a single 'stenographic age', with all of Russia's rulers, whether tsars or Bolsheviks, grappling with the challenges...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in modern European history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | How Russia Learned to Talk offers an entirely new perspective on Russian political culture, showing the era from Alexander II's Great Reforms to early Stalinism as a single 'stenographic age', with all of Russia's rulers, whether tsars or Bolsheviks, grappling with the challenges and opportunities of mass politics and modern communications. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0192575007 9780192575005 9780192574992 019257499X 9780191874536 0191874531 |