I'm trying to get a thorough understanding of developments in Russia and Russian intellectual life in particular. Very much hoping that the board will have some good suggestions for overviews/analysis/commentary on the topics listed below. I'm also working my through stuff written by the philosophers/essayists/political theorists of the time, so feel free to recommend those as well.
18th century Russia
19th century Russia
French philosophy and essayists from Rousseau through the end of the 19th century
Continental philosophy in the 19th century, emphasis on Schopenhauer
French politics from 1789 to 1848
Napoleonic Wars, especially the French invasion of Russia
Crimean War
European revolutions of 1848
Russian intellectuals of the latter half of the century
Russian leadership from Catherine the Great through Alexander II
The connection between Russia and the continent, especially France, during the period
Russia's transition away from serfdom
The revolution of 1917, and especially the causes going back decades
18th century Russia
19th century Russia
French philosophy and essayists from Rousseau through the end of the 19th century
Continental philosophy in the 19th century, emphasis on Schopenhauer
French politics from 1789 to 1848
Napoleonic Wars, especially the French invasion of Russia
Crimean War
European revolutions of 1848
Russian intellectuals of the latter half of the century
Russian leadership from Catherine the Great through Alexander II
The connection between Russia and the continent, especially France, during the period
Russia's transition away from serfdom
The revolution of 1917, and especially the causes going back decades