Russia's rich and expansive past -- growth, upheaval, reform are presented in an easily accessible and concentrated volume. From the Tatar's reign to modern-day Russia, the book spans seven centuries of cultural, social and political events.
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Oh, please!,
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This review is from: Russia: An Illustrated History (Illustrated Histories (Hippocrene)) (Hardcover)
I thought this wouold be a good introductory book but this is awful. Author is beyond condecending, portraying all the Russians as bunch of ignorant oafs, intent only on drinking. All the rulers, according to him, were interested only in orgies, drinking, eating and acting like complete fools. After reading this book, readers will have to wonder how Russia became one of the superpowers of the world and why aren't Russians still living in the caves.
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The mistiness of antiquity lasted much longer for Russia than for the rest of Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Soviet Union, Peter the Great, United States, Western Europe, Second World War, First World War, Golden Horde, Ivan the Terrible, Soviet Executive, Catherine the Great, Middle East, Rural Councils, Great Britain, Kievan Russia, Greek Orthodox, Central Committee, False Dmitri, Black Sea, General Secretary, October Manifesto, Russian Church, Russian Marxism, The Bell, Time of Troubles, Boris Godunov New!
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The mistiness of antiquity lasted much longer for Russia than for the rest of Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Soviet Union, Peter the Great, United States, Western Europe, Second World War, First World War, Golden Horde, Ivan the Terrible, Soviet Executive, Catherine the Great, Middle East, Rural Councils, Great Britain, Kievan Russia, Greek Orthodox, Central Committee, False Dmitri, Black Sea, General Secretary, October Manifesto, Russian Church, Russian Marxism, The Bell, Time of Troubles, Boris Godunov New!
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- Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club) by Leo Tolstoy on page 111
- Russia: A History and an Interpretation by Michael T. Florinsky in Back Matter
- New Lies for Old by Anatoliy Golitsyn in Back Matter
- The Origins of Bolshevism by Theodore Dan in Back Matter
- War and Peace by Lev Tolstoy on page 94
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