In the 1830s Russia was facing a crisis. The army was poorly organized, the administration was underdeveloped, inefficient, and corrupt, and the state was too poor to bear the strain. This crisis was the principal driving force behind Russia's reforms of the 1830s, and Nicholas' policies can only be understood within the context of that crisis. Within this context, Frederick Kagan's The Military Reforms of Nicholas I , examines Nicholas' fundamental reorganization of the Russian military administration from 1832-1836, bringing about the birth of the modern Russian army.

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FREDERICK W.KAGAN is Assistant Professor of Military History at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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Table of Figures Introduction Alexander's Legacy: Russia's Administrative-Financial Crisis to 1825 Military Reform and the Codification of Law, 1825-1833 Two Failed Reforms, 1827-1828 Lessons Lost: The Problems of the 1828 Campaign in Turkey The War of Administration, 1828-1829 Preliminary Reform, 1831-1832 Finance and Administration, 1833-1836 The Codification of the Reform, 1833-1838 The Unfinished Reform: Strategy and Manpower in the 1830s Conclusion Bibliography Index