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The Military Reforms of Nicholas I

The Origins of the Modern Russian Army

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  • © 1999

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  1. Frederick W. Kagan
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 1-10

  3. Alexander’s Legacy: Russia’s Administrative-Financial Crisis to 1825

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 11-35

  4. Military Reform and the Codification of Law, 1825–1833

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 37-60

  5. Two Failed Reforms, 1827–1828

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 61-75

  6. Lessons Lost: The Problems of the 1828 Campaign in Turkey

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 77-100

  7. The War of Administration, 1828–1829

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 101-131

  8. Preliminary Reform, 1831–18321

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 133-161

  9. Finance and Administration, 1833–1836

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 163-188

  10. The Codification of the Reform, 1833–1838

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 189-207

  11. The Unfinished Reform: Strategy and Manpower in the 1830s

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 209-236

  12. Conclusion

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 237-251

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 253-337
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In the 1830s Russia was facing a crisis. The army was poorly organized, the administration was underdeveloped, inefficient, and corrupt, and the state was too poor to bear the strain. This crisis was the principal driving force behind Russia's reforms of the 1830s, and Nicholas' policies can only be understood within the context of that crisis. Within this context, Frederick Kagan's The Military Reforms of Nicholas I , examines Nicholas' fundamental reorganization of the Russian military administration from 1832-1836, bringing about the birth of the modern Russian army.

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FREDERICK W.KAGAN is Assistant Professor of Military History at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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