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Murder Most Russian: True Crime and Punishment in Late Imperial Russia (Book)
Title: Murder Most Russian: True Crime and Punishment in Late Imperial Russia
Author: Louise McReynolds
Abstract: [From book cover] How a society defines crimes and prosecutes criminals illuminates its cultural values, social norms, and political expectations. In Murder Most Russian, Louise McReynolds draws on a fascinating series of murders and subsequent trials that took place in the wake of the 1864 legal reforms enacted by Tsar Alexander II.
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9780801451454
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes
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