The Nikolaev Era (set of 2 books)

The multifaceted work of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of St. Petersburg State University L. V. Vyskachkov, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Nicholas I (1825-2025), focuses on the reign of one of the most monumental and extraordinary rulers of Russia. The personality of Emperor Nicholas Pavlovich appears before readers in all its contradictory fullness. "The Tamer of Revolutions," "The Gendarme of Europe," "Nicholas the Small" - such nicknames were used by his adversaries to stigmatize the autocrat. Nicholas I himself proudly called himself a conservative sovereign. Contrary to the common misconception, this monarch was by no means an enemy of all changes: he clearly saw the fundamental problems of Russia and sought ways to solve them. The thirty-year reign of Nicholas I largely determined the historical turning point on the eve of the Great Reforms, but it was his successor who had to implement these reforms.