Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (Nicholas Valentine) 1923-2011

Overview

Works:	104 works in 574 publications in 6 languages and 16,103 library holdings
Genres:	History Criticism, interpretation, etc Conference papers and proceedings Periodicals Biographies Interviews Academic theses
Roles:	Author, htt, Editor, Interviewee, Honoree, Author of introduction, 070, Thesis advisor
Classifications:	DK40, 947

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Nicholas V Riasanovsky

Nicholas V. Riasanovsky : a bibliography by Molly Molloy( Book )

Most widely held works by Nicholas V Riasanovsky

A history of Russia by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

143 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 5,447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A fine one-volume history that covers Russian political, social, and cultural history into the post-Stalin period

The image of Peter the Great in Russian history and thought by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( )

29 editions published between 1984 and 1992 in English and held by 2,577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes how Peter the Great has been depicted in Russian historical accounts, folklore, literature, and art, and shows how the changing image of Peter the Great reflects changes in Russian political and cultural values

The emergence of romanticism by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( )

30 editions published between 1992 and 1995 in English and held by 2,336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Viewed as one of the most tumultuous, momentous movements in the history of world literature, Romanticism and its origins have long been studied by literary critics. In this book, Nicholas Riasanovksy, primarily known as an eminent historian of Russia, offers a refreshing and appealing new interpretation of Romanticism's origins, goals, and influence. The original surge of Romantic thought occurred in England and Germany in the middle to late 1790s, and within a decade had spent itself. Riasanovsky focuses on the explosion of the Romantic impulse, and searches for the origins of the revolutionary vision that made the early Romantic poets in England and Germany take an entirely different view of the world. Pairing two British authors (Wordsworth and Coleridge) with three German authors (Novalis, Friedrich Schlegel, and Wackenroder), Riasanovsky demonstrates that, for all the cultural differences between them, they represent variations on the same "emergence." Essentially, all five were obsessed with the problem of their eternal striving and inability to reach their own goals. All five abandoned the Romantic ideology within a decade and, having supported the goals of the French Revolution in the 1790s, retreated into political conservatism or religious orthodoxy. Riasanovsky identifies the heart of Romanticism as being the creature of a pantheistic religious culture. He stresses that Romanticism was produced only by Western Christian civilization, with its unique view of humankind's relationship to God. The Romantics' frantic and heroic striving for unreachable goals mirrors Christian beliefs in human inability to adequately address God, speak to God, or praise God. Further, Riasanovsky argues that Romantic thought had important political implications, playing a key role in the rise of nationalism in Europe. Offering a historical examination of an area often limited to literary analysis, this book gracefully makes a larger historical statement about the nature and centrality of European Romanticism. Not limited to the cultural historian and the literary critic, The Emergence of Romanticism also makes available to the general reader a jargon-free look at the heady days of Romanticism

Nicholas I and official nationality in Russia, 1825-1855 by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

57 editions published between 1959 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,571 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Russian identities : a historical survey by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( )

29 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In this new book, Nicholas Riasanovsky, one of the foremost Russian historians, applies a lifetime of study to answer a question that has puzzled historians, politicians, and nationalists for centuries: what does it mean to be Russian? As he shows, the answer to this question has varied over the centuries. The Russian people have lived under a number of different political, social, and economic structures, as the very borders of what is considered Russia have shifted. Rather than impose a false sense of coherence on a past full of contradictions, Riasanovsky explores the many different aspects of Russian identity to explain what it has meant to be Russian during different eras, carrying this monumental and engrossing story from the pre-history of the East Slavs to the post-communist present."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Russia and the West in the teaching of the Slavophiles; a study of romantic ideology by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

44 editions published between 1949 and 1965 in English and German and held by 935 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The teaching of Charles Fourier by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

14 editions published between 1969 and 2021 in English and held by 784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A parting of ways : government and the educated public in Russia, 1801-1855 by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

10 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Histoire de la Russie : des origines à 1964 by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

26 editions published between 1984 and 2014 in French and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

L'Histoire de la Russie, de Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, est considérée comme l'un des principaux livres de référence sur le sujet. Cet ouvrage a connu un grand succès depuis sa parution dans la collection «Bouquins» en 1987 et plusieurs rééditions successives. Aujourd'hui réactualisé avec une postface signée par Françoise Thom, spécialiste réputée de la Russie, il couvre toute la période qui a suivi la fin de l'époque communiste.Dans la première partie de sa postface, Françoise Thomretrace les évolutions de la politique intérieure russe sous Boris Eltsine puis Vladimir Poutine, et à travers elles la mise en place d'un nouveau système politique. Elle s'attache ensuite à dégager les grandes lignes de la politique extérieure du Kremlin en en faisant ressortir les grands tournants diplomatiques. Elle montre les éléments de continuité de l'histoire de ce pays et analyse l'imbrication particulière entre politique étrangère et politique intérieure, aujourd'hui tendues l'une et l'autre vers un seul objectif : la restauration de la puissance russe.Une synthèse utile et éclairante pour mieux comprendre,par-delà l'actualité immédiate, la véritable histoire de ce peuple

A history of Russia by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

34 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ruslands historie til og med Gorbatjev

Storia della Russia by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

3 editions published between 1967 and 1972 in Italian and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Collected writings, 1947-1994 by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

11 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of Russia by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

6 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

California Slavic studies. 11 by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

11 editions published between 1960 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

California slavic studies( Book )

6 editions published between 1970 and 1976 in Undetermined and English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

California Slavic Studies, Volume VIII( )

1 edition published in 1975 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Professor of Russian and European intellectual history, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1997 : by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( )

3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recollections of family and education in Russian emigré communities of Harbin and Tientsin, China; emigration to United States, 1938, education at University of Oregon, Harvard, and Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar; World War II service; teaching at State University of Iowa History Dept., 1949-1957; marriage, family, Russian Orthodox Church, interest in sports; professor of history, University of California, Berkeley since 1957: discussion of departmental governance, unrest in 1960s and 1970s; service as chairman of the Dept. of History (1967-1969) and chairman of Graduate Council (1970-1973); teaching, research and writing in Russian history and culture; visits to the Soviet Union and Russia

A history of Russia [by] Nicholas V. Riasanovsky. 3d ed by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

5 editions published between 1963 and 2011 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Zapiski, 1812-1883 by Aleksandr Ivanovich Koshelev( Book )

1 edition published in 1976 in Russian and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of Russia by Nicholas V Riasanovsky( Book )

6 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide