All Russia is burning! : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia
From Benevolent Force to National Misfortune: Fire's Contested Meanings in Rural Russia -- Fire as Gentle Cookery and Paradise: Peasants as Mistresses and Masters of Fire -- Fire as Apocalypse or Pathology: Peasants as Victims or Vectors of Fire -- Fire as Russia's Historical Evil: Peasants Dispossessed by Fire -- Letting Loose the Red Rooster: Arson in Rural Russia -- The Fiery Brand, Russian Style: Arson as Protest, Peasants as Incendiaries -- Arson as Impotent Spite or Potent Practice: Peasants as Vengeful, Covetous, or Wily Actors -- Mobilizing to Make Russia Modern: Insuring, Planning, Volunteering -- Fire as Insurance Hazard: Peasants as Students of Prudence and Precaution -- Fire Contained in the Planned Village: Peasants as Residents in a Disciplined Domestic Order -- Fire as the Internal Enemy: Peasants as Volunteer Firefighters -- Conclusion: Fire as an Imperial Legacy, Peasants as Partners in Progress -- Total reported fires by province, 1863 -- Total reported fires by province, 1873 -- Total reported fires by province, 1883 -- Total reported fires by province, 1893 -- Population density in 1897 -- Fires per population in 1897 -- Percentage of reported fires attributed to arson, 1860s -- Percentage of reported fires attributed to arson, 1870s -- Percentage of reported fires attributed to arson, 1880s -- Percentage of reported fires attributed to arson, 1890s -- Percentage of reported fires attributed to arson, 1900-1904 -- Provinces where percentage of fires attributed to arson increased, 1888-1904.
