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Richard E. Pipes
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BIOGRAPHY

Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University. Author of The Russian Revolution and others.

Primary Contributions (2)
Nikon
Nikon was a religious leader who unsuccessfully attempted to establish the primacy of the Orthodox church over the state in Russia. His reforms that attempted to bring the Russian church in line with the traditions of Greek Orthodoxy led to a schism. Nikon (Nikita) was born in the village of…
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Publications (3)
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution
By Richard Pipes
Mr. Pipes writes trenchantly, and at times superbly....No single volume known to me even begins to cater so adequately to those who want to discover what really happened to Russia....Nor do I know any other book better designed to help Soviet citizens to struggle out of the darkness." -- Ronald Hingley, The New York Times Book Review Ground-breaking in its inclusiveness, enthralling in its narrative of a movement whose purpose, in the words of Leon Trotsky, was "to overthrow the world,"...
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Property and Freedom
Property and Freedom
By Richard Pipes
richard Pipes, Harvard Scholar And Historian Of The Russian Revolution, Brings His Remarkable Erudition To An Exploration Of A Wide Range Of National And Political Systems To Demonstrate Persuasively That Private Ownership Has Served Over The Centuries To Limit The Power Of The State And Enable Democratic Institutions To Evolve And Thrive In The Western World.beginning With Greece And Rome, Where The Concept Of Private Property As We Understand It First Developed, Pipes Then Shows Us How,...
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