A hundred years after the russian revolution, history, according to most historians, had pronounced its judgment. Online shopping for russia history from a great selection at books store. The history of the region and the civilizations that fought to control it before the advent of the russian empire. This is a collection of pd texts in russian mostly old spelling language. Many of those books actually have a lot to do with russian history.
Robert massie s massive peter the great is the classic by that great storyteller of russian history. Bushkovitch describes wellknown cultural figures, such as chekhov, tolstoy and mendeleev, in their institutional and historical contexts. Extensively revised and with a more streamlined organization, a history of russia, ninth edition, includes recent developments in ukraine and russia s near abroad in the putin era. Richard pipess authoritative history of the violent and disruptive acts that created the first modern totalitarian regime portrays the crisis at the heart of the tsarist empire. The book traces not only the political history of russia, but also developments in its literature, art and science. A concise history of russia cambridge concise histories. Simon sebag montefiores recommended reading on russia and. There are many decent and easy to read books about russia and russian history, but since russian history is very controversial topic which mainly composed of politically and ideologically charged interpretations, you should focus on understand. Some of those books describe serfdom and the russian culture better than many history books can.
The past year has prompted a predictable flurry of sovietthemed activity to mark the 100th anniversary of the october revolution. For the most part they are nonfiction books about russian history. The best recent book on the other great romanov emperor is catherine the great by simon dixon. And unlike many history books, he accomplishes this by just the right amount of detail and facts, thus keeping interest level high. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian. Acquire your favorite russian history books at low prices. My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution. A century after the bolsheviks captured the winter palace, we round up the most illuminating new releases tackling the october revolution, its prelude and its. Despite its intimidating size, stephen kotkins waiting for hitler is a gripping account of the twilight of the revolution and the advent of stalinism. Discover the best historical russia biographies in best sellers.
Drawing on archival materials newly released in russia, he chronicles the upheaval that. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Our books section presents a gigantic collection of russian books that caters to every taste. Lindsey hughes russia in the age of peter the great is the best work on his amazing career. Massive selection of new and used russian history books. Our books section presents a gigantic collection of russian books. Pages in category history books about russia the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
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