Russia and the Russians: A History
by Geoffrey A. Hosking
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Chronicles the history of the Russian Empire from the Mongol Invasion, through the Bolshevik Revolution, to the aftereffects of the Cold War.Tags
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About as detailed an account as you could find anywhere. The small font size in this edition doesn't work for me, though; I had to fall back on the digital version, which doesn't have the same immediacy to me.
Covering the 1200s to 2000, it focuses very little on individuals or relationships. A slightly narrower timeframe (maybe 400 years) might have made it easier to give enough useful detail to key people thought time.
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Common Knowledge
- First words
- Russia is one of history's great survivors. In one form or another it has existed for more than a thousand years, and for part of that time it has been the largest territorial power on our planet.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It will, though, need statesmen of unusual ability and vision, not only to bring about change but also to rescue what was valuable in its past and remold it in a form viable for the twenty-first century.
- Publisher's editor
- Donald, Aida; Proffitt, Stuart; Newlove, Caroline
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 947 — History & geography History of Europe Eastern European Counties and Russia
- LCC
- DK40 .H66 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – Poland History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics History
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- 422
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- 72,878
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.92)
- Languages
- English, Russian, Turkish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 1
