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The ruble : a political history / Ekaterina Pravilova.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource (xi, 543 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197663745Subject(s): Money -- Russia -- History | Money -- Soviet Union -- History | Monetary policy -- Russia -- History | Monetary policy -- Soviet Union -- History | Gold standard -- Russia | Finance and Accounting | Economics
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197663714DDC classification: 332.4947 LOC classification: HG1072 | .P73 2023Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Money seems passive, a silent witness to the deeds and misdeeds of its holders, but through its history intimate dramas and grand historical processes can be told. So argues this sweeping narrative of the ruble's story from the time of Catherine the Great to Lenin. 'The Ruble' is a history of Russia written in the language of money. It shows how economists, landowners, merchants, and peasants understood, perceived, and used financial mechanisms.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Money seems passive, a silent witness to the deeds and misdeeds of its holders, but through its history intimate dramas and grand historical processes can be told. So argues this sweeping narrative of the ruble's story from the time of Catherine the Great to Lenin. 'The Ruble' is a history of Russia written in the language of money. It shows how economists, landowners, merchants, and peasants understood, perceived, and used financial mechanisms.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2023).