Dilemmas of Russian Capitalism: Fedor Chizhov and Corporate Enterprise in the Railroad Age

by Thomas C. Owen

Fedor Chizhov built the first railroad owned entirely by Russian stockholders, created Moscow's first bank and mutual credit society, and launched the first profitable steamship line based in Archangel. In this valuable book, Thomas Owen vividly illuminates the life and world of this seminal figure in early Russian capitalism. Chizhov condemned European capitalism as detrimental to the ideal of community and the well-being of workers and peasants...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674015495
• ISBN13: 9780674015494
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"