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Book Title: Slavophile Empire : Imperial Russia's Illiberal Path
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Laura Engelstein
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
