
All Russia Is Burning!
A Cultural History of Fire and Arson in Late Imperial Russia
All Russia Is Burning!
Kuvaus
Destroying almost 3 billion rubles' worth of property in European Russia between 1860 and 1904, accidental and arson fires acted as a brake on Russia's economic development. Using sources ranging from newspaper articles to statistical tables and court records, this work demonstrates the many meanings fire held for peasants and the educated elite.
