{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-the-russians-and-their-army-since-1690-hardcover","title":"A Social History of the Russians and Their Army Since 1690 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger R. Reese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen M. Norris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePolly Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book skilfully probes the conflicted relationship that the Russian peoples have had with their army, most often seeing service as a burden to the individual and family, yet a necessary one to defend the interests of the nation\/empire. Roger R. Reese reflects on the fact that even from before its formal institutionalization by Peter I, military service and the army as an institution have not been held in high regard by the Russian peoples, except briefly in exceptional circumstances. Reese examines, illustrates, and explains the varying relationships and expectations of all involved in military service - in their own words wherever possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the top down, \u003ci\u003eA Social History of the Russian Army \u003c\/i\u003eshows what the state, whether tsarist, Soviet, or post-Soviet, expected of the army as an organisation and of its members. From the middle, it shows the expectations and behaviors of army leaders, from ensigns to generals and how they related to each other, their soldiers, and civilians. While at the bottom, the book examines the expectations, behaviors, and feelings about service of the enlisted men. Outside the army, civilian attitudes toward the military are probed to reveal what they envisaged from the military, their willingness or unwillingness to serve, and their views of the army as an institution - views that ranged from seeing it as an oppressive force in the hands of the state to a symbol of patriotism. Throughout, this volume emphasizes the agency of all members of society and the army and the degree to which they used it in their interests or in the interest of the army or the state.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger R. Reese \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, USA. He is the author of numerous books on Russian and Soviet military history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Imperial Russian Army in Peace, War, and Revolution, 1856-1917\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eWhy Stalin's Soldiers Fought \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eRed Commanders: A Social History of the Soviet Officer Corps, 1918-1991\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127123927347,"sku":"9781350236486","price":116.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xRZCMIaUQd9781350236486.webp?v=1773297704","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-social-history-of-the-russians-and-their-army-since-1690-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}