States Of Obligation: Taxes And Citizenship In The Russian Empire And Early Soviet Republic

Review'As A Study Of Both Reformist And Revolutionary State Fiscal Policy, An Important Area That Has Been Much Neglected, This Is An Intellectually Sophisticated And Stimulating Work.' Steven Hoch American Historical Review, December 2015'This Book Opens The Door To New Questions Related To The Means By Which State, Population, And Economy Intersect In Russia And Elsewhere. The Author And Press Are To Be Congratulated For Blessing Us With These Intellectual Provocations.' David W. Darrow Revolutionary Russia November 2015Kotsoniss Work Offers Much Food For Thought. For Specialists Or Fellow Travelers In Russian Business History And Economic History, This Book Is Required Reading. Steven Nafziger Eh.Net January 2016Yanni Kotsonis Has Written An Original And Magisterial Work That Will Change The Way We Understand And Teach Russian And Soviet History Like All Great Books, It Will Be Read And Referenced By Generations Of Historians This Is A Superb Work Of Scholarship Comprehensive, Meticulously Researched, Illuminating, And Humane. Golfo Alexopoulos The Russian Reviewyanni Kotsonis Provides A Stimulating And Important History Of The Transformation Of State Obligations In Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Century Russia. John Randolph Slavic Review Vol 75:02:2016States Of Obligation Is Destined To Emerge As A Classic Not Only For Historians But Also For Political Scientists And Economists With An Interest In Imperial And Soviet Russia. Scott Gehlbach Kritika Explorations In Russian And Eurasian History Vol 17:03:2016With Its Unique Focus On Taxation, States Of Obligation Makes An Important Contribution To The Field Of Russian And Soviet Studies It Should Be Of Interest To Those Examining Issues Concerning The Modernizing State And Definitions Of Citizenship. Sharon A. Kowalsky Canadian Journal Of History Vol 51:02:2016Yanni Kotsonis Has Given Us An Erudite Book, Rich With Insight. It Is Well Worth Reading. Frank Wcislo Journal Of Modern History Vol 89:01:2017This Is An Important Book, And One That Transcends The Field Of Russian History. It Is Learned, Mature, Highly Comparative And Very Readable And Entertaining. Not So Much A Financial History As A Study Of Political Economy Through The Prism Of Taxation, States Of Obligation Demonstrates The Nexus Of Taxation And Citizenship And Shows That The Contemporary Actors Thought And Spoke In Precisely Those Terms. Peter Holquist, Department Of History, University Of PennsylvaniaStates Of Obligation Is A Profound Meditation On The Russian State, Comprehensively Researched And Surehandedly Comparative. Revelation Follows Revelation For Example, Direct Taxes On Russia'S Peasants Accounted For A Mere 1 Per Cent Of State Income In 1913. Textbooks Will Have To Be Rewritten. Stephen Kotkin, John P. Birkelund '52 Professor In History And International Affairs, Princeton UniversityThose Who Are Familiar With The Work Of Yanni Kotsonis Will Know That They Have A Treat In Store. His Latest Book Breaks New Ground. It Provides An Authoritative, Articulate, And Subtle Account Of The Politics Of Taxation In Russia At A Crucial Juncture. But It Does More Than This. It Demonstrates That Debates Around Taxation Speak To Fundamental Issues Of Social Organization, Economic Behaviour, And Political Authority. States Of Obligation Is Wise, Provocative, And Illuminating In Equal Measure. I Am Certain It Will Stand The Test Of Time. Peter Gatrell, Professor Of Economic History, University Of Manchesterproduct Descriptionbeginning In The 1860S, The Russian Empire Replaced A Poll Tax System That Originated With Peter The Great With A Modern System Of Income And Excise Taxes. Russia Began A Transformation Of State Fiscal Power That Was Also Underway Across Western Europe And North America. States Of Obligation Is The First Sustained Study Of The Russian Taxation System, The First To Study Its European And T