Title:
Russian history : a very short introduction / Geoffrey Hosking.
Author:
Hosking, Geoffrey A.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
DK40 .H67 2012
Abstract:
A leading international authority discusses all aspects of Russian history, from the struggle by the state to control society to the transformation of the nation into a multi-ethnic empire, Russia's relations with the West and the post-Soviet era.
ISBN:
9780199580989
Series:
Very short introductions ; 308
Very short introductions.
Very short introductions ; 308.
Physical Description:
xvi, 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Kievan Rus and the Mongols -- The formation of the Muscovite state -- The Russian Empire and Europe -- The responsibilities and dangers of the empire -- Reform and revolution -- The Soviet Union's turbulent rise -- The Soviet Union : triumph, decline, and fall.
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