Enlightened Despotism in Russia: The Reign of Elisabeth, 1741-1762

by James F. Brennan

Generally when historians consider englightened despotism in Russia they turn to the reign of Catherine the Great. The twenty-year reign of her predecessor, Elisabeth Petrovna, is ignored as some sort of dark age . With the passage of time, scholars have found that elements of enlightened despotism were well developed before Catherine. Internal tariffs were abolished in 1753, law codes were written but not enacted, Moscow University was opened in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820402621
• ISBN13: 9780820402628
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 295 Pages