Ideal vospitaniia dvorianstva v Evrope: XVII–XIX veka. Ed. Vladimir Berelovich, Vladislav Rzheutskii, and Igor Fedyukin. Studia Europaea, Historia Rossica. Moscow: Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie, 2018. 492 pp. Appendix. Notes. Index. Illustrations. Photographs. ₽480, hard bound.

favorably), the Stalin era (perfunctory), the late-Soviet era, and post-Soviet Russia. From each era, prominent conservatives (and some lesser-knowns) provide examples of cultural, political, and social-economic conservatism, to fill each box in the grid. It is refreshing to see a book so clearly follow an outline, but not everything fits a box, and not all is especially organic. For instance, in the Great Reforms era, Mikhail Katkov is discussed in several contexts, but not his support for education reform based on ancient languages (and banning most Russian literature). There was nothing organic in this dramatic reaction to the perceived harmful influences of vocational and scientific instruction. Likewise, Robinson mentions too matter-offactly Nikolai Danilevskii’s plans for a federation of Slavic states with its capital in Istanbul (rechristened Tsargrad), to counterbalance the power of western Europe. This plan for a Pan-Slavic utopia was hardly organic, but offered a rejoinder to the Europe taking shape under Otto von Bismarck’s hand. Danilevskii often used the organic principle metaphorically, but his ideas did not necessarily follow it. In most chapters, the reader will find examples of conservative thought to read less charitably than Robinson seems to. I would still highly recommend this book for libraries, graduate seminars, and early career researchers just starting in this field. The bibliography offers a valuable guide, and the frequent block quotes in the body offer samples of these authors’ own words. The book is an insightful primer, introducing readers to conservatism as a part of the ideological landscape and national conversation across two centuries in roughly 200 pages, a good starting point for further investigation.