How long does it take to read Russia Under the Old Regime?
Russia Under the Old Regime by Richard Pipes takes about 6 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 361 pages, about 99,275 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The theme of this book is the poliltical system of Russia. It traces the growth of the Russian state from its beginnings in the ninth century to the end of the nineteenth, and the parallel development of the principal social orders: peasantry, nobility, middle class and clergy. The question which it poses is why in Russia -- unlike the rest of Europe to which Russia belongs by virtue of her location, race and religion -- society has proven unable to impose on political authority any kind of effective restraints. After suggesting some answers to this problem, I go on to show how in Russia the opposition to absolutism tended to assume the form of a struggle for ideals rather than for class interests, and how the imperial government, challenged in this manner, responded by devising administrative practices that clearly anticipate those of the modern police state. --
Subjects: History, Civilization, Histoire, Soviet union, history, Civilización, Historia
