All Russia Is Burning!: A Cultural History of Fire and Arson in Late Imperial Russia

Review All Russia Is Burning! is exciting, revealing, unique, and provocative. -- Jane Burbank, University of MichiganFrierson demonstrates the profound importance of fire as a product of peasant culture and economy. -- Gregory Freeze, Brandeis University Product Description The burning of land and buildings was commonplace in Russia, as Frierson (history, U. of New Hampshire) writes in this compelling history on the causes of the fires and their impact on society. The formation of fire departments and building laws, the political and personal motivations for arson, and the daily lives and concerns of Russian peasants are some of the themes discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the Author Cathy A. Frierson is professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of Peasant Icons: Representation of Rural People in Late Imperial Russia and Alexander Nikolaevich Engelgardt's Letters from the Country, 1872-1887.