Plotnikov Dmitriy Yu.,
Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Rath on the “Imperial Context” of the Crimean War of 1853–1856. Review of: Rath A.C. The Crimean War in Imperial Context, 1854–1856. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. xvii, 301 p.
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2018-2-12
The review covers A. Rath’s “The Crimean War in Imperial Context” published in 2015. An excellent source base including materials in different languages and an insightful analysis of the economic warfare on secondary naval theaters are among the book’s strengths. However, the author’s analysis of Russian annexation of the Amur river valley is unconvincing, and the strategic importance of potential bombardment of St. Petersburg is greatly exaggerated. That being said, the monograph is still a valuable addition to the historiography of the Crimean War.
Publishing: 19/12/2018
How to cite: Plotnikov D.Yu. A. Rath on the “Imperial Context” of the Crimean War of 1853–1856. Review of: Rath A.C. The Crimean War in Imperial Context, 1854–1856. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. xvii, 301 p. // Historical Courier, 2018, # 2. Article 12. [Available online:] http://istkurier.ru/data/2018/ISTKURIER-2018-2-12.pdf
Links: Issue 2 2018
Keywords: Crimean War; Russian empire; historiography; military history