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The Political Ideas of Russian Historians*

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

David Saunders
David Saunders
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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The Historical Journal , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 757 - 771
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