Theodore R. Weeks Livres

The book examines the complexities of Russia's relationship with its diverse non-Russian nationalities, particularly in the Western provinces and Poland. It highlights the Russian government's failure to address national identity issues, even during the height of its empire. Utilizing lesser-known archives, Weeks challenges prevailing views on late imperial Russia's national policy, arguing that the government reacted to circumstances rather than actively implementing a "russification" strategy. This well-researched work offers new perspectives on ethnicity and national identity in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Proposes that barbarian integration into Roman society was a collaborative process rather than a conquest in the fifth century

Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II.

The inhabitants of Vilnius, the present-day capital of Lithuania, have spoken various languages and professed different religions while living together in relative harmony over the years. The city has played a significant role in the history and development of at least three separate cultures--Polish, Lithuanian, and Jewish--and until very recently, no single cultural-linguistic group composed the clear majority of its population. Vilnius between Nations, 1795-2000 is the first study to undertake a balanced assessment of this particularly diverse city. Theodore Weeks examines Vilnius as a physical entity where people lived, worked, and died; as the object of rhetorical struggles between disparate cultures; and as a space where the state attempted to legitimize a specific version of cultural politics through street names, monuments, and urban planning. In investigating these aspects, Weeks avoids promoting any one national narrative of the history of the city, while acknowledging the importance of national cultures and their opposing myths of the city's identity. The story of Vilnius as a multicultural city and the negotiations that allowed several national groups to inhabit a single urban space can provide lessons that are easily applied to other diverse cities. This study will appeal to scholars of Eastern Europe, urban studies, and multiculturalism, as well as general readers interested in the region.