ENGLISH

Between East and West: the Origins of Modern Russia: 862-1953

By R. D , Charques

Book information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2013
ISBN
9781299969438, 1299969437, 9781453265284, 1453265287, 9781480416239, 1480416231
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8021656 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
HISTORY--Europe--Russia & the Former Soviet Union;

Description

An authoritative short history of Russia, from the mysterious origins of the nation-state to the death of Stalin A classic work now back in print for the first time since 1956 & mdash;and still regarded as one of the groundbreaking books on the subject & mdash;this narrative history of Russia was the first to encompass the myth-befogged beginnings of the nation-state, the rise and cataclysmic fall of tsarism, and the Spartan years of the U.S.S.R. Charques emphasizes three points of view: that autocracy has played a dominant role throughout all of Russian history; that serfdom is the fabric of Russia & rsquo;s social history; and that it is of paramount importance to recognize Russia & rsquo;s present regime under Putin and Medvedev as the latest phase in a long history of oppression.

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