History of Russia

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvCharles E. Ziegler,Frank W. Thackeray

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An updated edition of the acclaimed history of Russia, this new volume includes a wealth of material on events of the last decade.When first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as "clear, balanced, and insightful," by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler's remarkable volume returns, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.The History of Russia: Second Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the czars to the Communist Era to the present, with particular emphasis on the fall of the Soviet Union and the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin. In addition to a new chapter on the tumultuous last decade, this edition features an updated introduction and an expanded chapter on the Yeltsin Era.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-01-25
Mått152 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGreenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
Antal sidor288
Upplaga2
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9798765120156

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Series ForewordPrefacePreface to the Second EditionTimeline of Historical Events1 Russia and Its People2 Kievan Russia and the Mongol Experience3 Muscovite Russia, 1240–16134 Russia under the Romanovs: Empire and Expansion, 1613–18555 Reform, Reaction, and Revolution, 1855–19216 Building Communism, 1921–19537 De-Stalinization and Developed Socialism, 1953–19858 Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the Collapse of Communism9 Russia's Search for Democracy: The Yeltsin Era10 Return to Authoritarianism: Putin and BeyondNotable People in the History of RussiaGlossary of Selected TermsBibliographicEssayIndexA photo essay follows page 122