{"product_id":"the-revolution-of-peter-the-great","title":"The Revolution of Peter the Great","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany books chronicle the remarkable life of Russian tsar Peter the Great  but none analyze how his famous reforms actually took root and spread in Russia. In The Revolution of Peter the Great  James Cracraft offers a brilliant new interpretation of this pivotal era. Linking together and transcending Peters many reforms of state and society  Cracraft argues  was nothing less than a cultural revolution. New ways of dress  elite social behavior  navigation  architecture  and image-making emerged along with expansive vocabularies for labeling new objects and activities. Russians learned how to build and sail warships; train  supply  and command a modern army; operate a new-style bureaucracy; conduct diplomacy on a par with the other European states; apply modern science; and conceptualize the new governing system. Throughout  Peter remains the central figure  and Cracraft discusses the shaping events of the tsars youth  his inner circle  the resistance his reforms engendered  and the founding of the city that would embody his vision--St. Petersburg  which celebrated its tercentenary in 2003. By centurys end  Russia was poised to play a critical role in the Napoleonic wars and boasted an elite culture about to burst into its golden age. In this eloquent book  Cracraft illuminates an astonishing transformation that had enormous consequences for both Russia and Europe  indeed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966772310069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674011961","price":35.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674011960.jpg?v=1770579452","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-revolution-of-peter-the-great","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}