

An edition of The military reforms of Nicholas I (1999)
the origins of the modern Russian army
By Frederick W. Kagan
Publish Date
1999
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
eng
Pages
337
Description:
In the 1830s, Russia was facing a crisis: The army was poorly organized, the administration was underdeveloped, inefficient, and corrupt, and the state was too poor to bear the strain. His senior military and financial advisors alerted Nicholas I to the crisis, and he then deliberately tried to conceal it. This situation, which escaped observers at the time, as well as most historians since, was the principal driving force behind Russia's reforms of the 1830s. Within this context, Frederick Kagan's The Military Reforms of Nicholas I examines Nicholas' reorganization of the Russian military administration from 1832 to 1836.
subjects: History, History, Military, Military History, Reorganization, Russia, Russia. Armii︠a︡, Russia (federation), history, Nicholas i, emperor of russia, 1796-1855, Soviet union, history, 19th century, Soviet union, history, military, Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡
People: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)
Places: Russia
Times: 19th century, Nicholas I, 1825-1855