An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of the USSR and the rise of Vladimir Putin – and updated to include the road to the Ukrainian war.
‘Fascinating… One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia’ Financial Times
‘An amazing achievement’ Peter Frankopan
Can anyone truly understand Russia?
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyone’s ‘other’. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, a master game-player on the global stage with a rich history of war and peace, poets and revolutionaries.
In this essential whistle-stop tour of the world’s most complex nation, Mark Galeotti takes us behind the myths to the heart of the Russian story- from the formation of a nation to its early legends – including Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great – to the rise and fall of the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, Chernobyl and the end of the Soviet Union – plus the rise of a politician named Vladimir Putin, and the events leading to the Ukrainian war.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Imprint: Ebury Press UK
Publication date: 12/05/2022
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