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History of Modern Russia - From Tsarism to the Twenty-First Century, Third Edition
R Service
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Description for History of Modern Russia - From Tsarism to the Twenty-First Century, Third Edition
Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 209 x 140. Weight in Grams: 654.
Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Modern Russia, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition takes the story from 2002 through the entire presidency of Vladimir Putin to the election of his successor, Dmitri Medvedev.
Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Modern Russia, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition takes the story from 2002 through the entire presidency of Vladimir Putin to the election of his successor, Dmitri Medvedev.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Language
English
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674034938
SKU
V9780674034938
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99-99
About R Service
Robert Service is a Fellow of the British Academy and Emeritus Professor of Russian History at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for History of Modern Russia - From Tsarism to the Twenty-First Century, Third Edition
A fine book...It is a dizzying tale and Service tells it well; he has none of the ideological baggage that has so often bedeviled Western histories of Russia...A balanced, dispassionate and painstaking account.
Brian Moynahan
Sunday Times
A remarkable work...It demands to be read.
Adam Zamoyski
Spectator
Always well-informed and balanced in his judgments, ... Read more
Brian Moynahan
Sunday Times
A remarkable work...It demands to be read.
Adam Zamoyski
Spectator
Always well-informed and balanced in his judgments, ... Read more