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The history of Russia

Author: Charles E Ziegler
Publisher: Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Series: Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Discusses the political and economic aspects of each period as well as the social and cultural milieu, and includes a timeline, brief biographical notes on key players, and a bibliographic essay.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Ziegler, Charles E.
History of Russia.
Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1999
(OCoLC)607312689
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Charles E Ziegler
ISBN: 0313303932 9780313303937
OCLC Number: 40996231
Description: xxiii, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Russia and its people --
Kievan Russia and the Mongol experience --
Muscovite Russia (1240-1613) --
Russia under the Romanovs: empire and expansion (1613-1855) --
Reform, reaction, and revolution (1855-1921) --
Building communism (1921-1953) --
De-Stalinization and developed socialism (1953-1985) --
Gorbachev, perestroika, and the collapse of communism --
Russia's search for democracy: the Yeltsin era --
Notable people in the history of Russia.
Series Title: Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Responsibility: Charles E. Ziegler.

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This short history of Russia should provide readers with a clearer understanding of Russia's long and complex history through to the events of 1998. The author discusses not only the political and  Read more...

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