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Czars: Russia's Rulers for More Than One Thousand Years (Serial)

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Czars: Russia's Rulers for More Than One Thousand Years is a great book. It is so well written, which makes it incredibly entertaining. It encompasses every facet of the Russian's fascinating history. This book I will definitely read again. Usually, I would find the Russian history complicated and rather dull, but this book makes it interesting. It is an overall masterpiece.

This is a very readable book about the long history of Russia under the Grand Princes and Czars. It contains many interesting facts about rulers you never knew existed. My only complaint is that it only has 5 maps and only 3 of them are helpful. A history book should have maps to help readers visualize the wheres, whens and whys. And a book about the 1000 year history of Russia under the Czars should have many maps. This book lists many cities and towns that were important throughout Russian history but it doesn't show on a map where they are/were located. This book goes into great detail about battles between Russia and the Khans, Ottomans, Swedes, Poles, Napoleon and the British. However, it does not provide maps to allow the reader to follow the battles. I had to find another book of maps to be able to fully understand what was going on. Hopefully, the next time the authors write a book or update this one they will take into consideration the reader's desire and right to know where things are happening.

Fairly well written and detailed it unfortunately lacked the graphic information needed to complete the thought. Several times it would mention a certain region or town without giving the reader the map leaving you guessing to where the event had occured.

More pictures of the major players would have been welcomed as well, if possible.

Ther was so much that it was all so hard to put together. It needs to flow more. I dont have much more to say than, "Overall it was exceptional".