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Author | : Philip Longworth |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 886 |
Release | : 2006-11-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1429916869 |
Through the centuries, Russia has swung sharply between successful expansionism, catastrophic collapse, and spectacular recovery. This illuminating history traces these dramatic cycles of boom and bust from the late Neolithic age to Ivan the Terrible, and from the height of Communism to the truncated Russia of today. Philip Longworth explores the dynamics of Russia's past through time and space, from the nameless adventurers who first penetrated this vast, inhospitable terrain to a cast of dynamic characters that includes Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, and Stalin. His narrative takes in the magnificent, historic cities of Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg; it stretches to Alaska in the east, to the Black Sea and the Ottoman Empire to the south, to the Baltic in the west and to Archangel and the Artic Ocean to the north. Who are the Russians and what is the source of their imperialistic culture? Why was Russia so driven to colonize and conquer? From Kievan Rus'---the first-ever Russian state, which collapsed with the invasion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century---to ruthless Muscovy, the Russian Empire of the eighteenth century and finally the Soviet period, this groundbreaking study analyses the growth and dissolution of each vast empire as it gives way to the next. Refreshing in its insight and drawing on a vast range of scholarship, this book also explicitly addresses the question of what the future holds for Russia and her neighbors, and asks whether her sphere of influence is growing.
Author | : Mary Platt Parmele |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1900-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465579338 |
Author | : Geoffrey A. Hosking |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 776 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674004733 |
Chronicles the history of the Russian Empire from the Mongol Invasion, through the Bolshevik Revolution, to the aftereffects of the Cold War.
Author | : Abbott Gleason |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 2009-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781444308426 |
This companion comprises 28 essays by international scholars offering an analytical overview of the development of Russian history from the earliest Slavs through to the present day. Includes essays by both prominent and emerging scholars from Russia, Great Britain, the US, and Canada Analyzes the entire sweep of Russian history from debates over how to identify the earliest Slavs, through the Yeltsin Era, and future prospects for post-Soviet Russia Offers an extensive review of the medieval period, religion, culture, and the experiences of ordinary people Offers a balanced review of both traditional and cutting-edge topics, demonstrating the range and dynamism of the field
Author | : Maureen Perrie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521812275 |
An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.
Author | : Bernard Pares |
Publisher | : New York : Knopf |
Total Pages | : 702 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Russia |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alfred Rambaud |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Soviet Union |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jeffrey Brooks |
Publisher | : Studies in Russian Literature |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780810118973 |
The rise of literacy in late nineteenth-century Russia, and its influence on "high literature" and low, and on economic development
Author | : Abraham Ascher |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786071436 |
Distinguished Professor Abraham Ascher offers an impressive blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this perennially popular introduction to Russia. Newly updated on the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia: A Short History begins with the origins of the first Slavic state, and continues to the present-day tensions between Russia and its neighbours, the rise of Vladimir Putin, and the increasingly complex relationship with the United States.
Author | : Catherine Evtuhov |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces is a comprehensive narrative conceived and developed after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Informed by the burgeoning historiography of the 1990s, the text balances political and economic explorations of everyday life, social roles, cultural dynamics, and gender issues. Many texts on this subject are written from a pre-Confederation point of view that may be unsuitable for today's classroom. This text provides strong coverage of 20th-century Russia and the U.S.S.R. without sacrificing its coverage of earlier historical periods.