Russia, 1762-1825

Janet M. Hartley is Professor of International History and Pro Director at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the author and editor of many books and articles on Russian history and Anglo-Russian relations in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centiuries. Her books include: Alexander I (1994), A Social History of the Russian Empire, 1650-1825 (1999), and Charles Whitworth: Diplomat in the Age of Peter the Great (2002). She has also written extensively on the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on Russia.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Russia at War 1762-1825 1. The Military Estate: Size and Composition 2. The Lower Ranks: Conscription and Community 3. The Officer Corps: Service and Challenge to the State 4. The Cost: Expenditure and Income 5. The Cost: Agriculture, Industry and Trade 6. The Impact: Conflict with Civilians in Peace and War 7. The State: Administration, Law and Magic 8. The Expansion of the State: Conflict, Assimilation. Identity 9. Rulers and Armies: Warfare, Image, Culture and Identity 10. The Military Colonies Conclusion: Militarization and Modernization? Glossary Abbreviations Bibliography Index

"In her by now customary manner Janet Hartley has produced another book that is rich in detail, sensible in analysis, and attentive to the careful reconstruction of historical events. Lucidly written and extensively documented, Russia, 1762-1825 explores the development of Russian military power with reference to state-building and the cost to society. . . . Hartley ends her book with an enlightening and original discussion of the military colonies established by Alexander I and abolished by his successor, Nicholas I. . . . Defeat in the Crimean War showed that Russia's military might could not be sustained without significant economic and social change. Yet until the 1850s Russia remained stable and militarily powerful despite the revolutionary upheavals affecting other parts of Europe. Thanks to the hard work of Janet Hartley, scholars have an intelligent account of why this was so." - The Russian Review