pbiRussian Conservatismibi ibexamines the history of Russian conservative thought from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present.b Robinson charts the contributions made by philosophers, politicians, and others during the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. Looking at cultural, political, and social-economic conservatism in Russia, iRussian Conservatismi demonstrates that such ideas are helpful in interpreting Russia's present as well as its past and will be influential in shaping Russia's future, for better or for worse, in the years to come.p