| Author/Contributor(s): | Hamm, Michael F |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Date: | 07/22/1986 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
This book excels in capturing the colors, tastes, sounds, and smells of Imperial Russia's rapidly growing, ethnically divided cities . . . --Journal of Interdisciplinary History
. . . must reading for those interested in Russian urban and social history. --Slavic Review
This is a rich and informative book . . . --Journal of Social History
From the Great Reforms that began in the 1860s to the revolutions of 1917, the Russian Empire experienced a period of explosive urban growth. This unique and important volume examines the changes it brought in eight of the Empire's largest cities.