Russia and Central Europe in the 18th Century : Part II: Middle Europe Influence on Transformation of Russian Society
Abstract
The second part focuses on analysis of the development of relations between Central Europe and Russia, particularly influence of the Central Europeans on science, education, culture and economy in the Tsarist Empire. It represents a compact text which combines chronological and thematic approaches using the methodology of political, economic, social and cultural history, as well as the history of science and technology, history of literature, economic policy and other fields.
Empire, in what time this process was most intense, why were hired experts abroad, and what skills or knowledge Russians tried to take over from them. A related question explores to what extent the Russian reformers drew on information from Central Europe and how they assessed and used them.
The scientific monograph deals in detail with problems of the implementation of knowledge and experience of Central European education, science, culture and economic policy in Russian environment, and focuses, particularly, on the Petrine and Catherine era. It pays also attention to experts from Central Europe, primarily to the following questions: what problems they faced in Russia and what fields they constituted in educational, scientific and cultural institutions.