A History of Russia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
Roger Bartlett
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Description for A History of Russia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
Paperback. A concise history of Russia from its beginnings in Kiev Rus through to the twenty-first century. Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Russia is the largest country on the planet, a multi-ethnic empire, a great power of global significance. For much of its history it has been a 'peasant state', in which peasant society and values interacted critically with those of the ruling elites. In modern times its society has produced artists, writers, musicians, scientists and cosmonauts who have made a unique contribution to world culture. In the twentieth century, Russia has been the scene of the world's greatest social experiment - the most powerful challenge ever mounted to hegemonic Western values.
Roger Bartlett traces the history ... Read more
Russia is the largest country on the planet, a multi-ethnic empire, a great power of global significance. For much of its history it has been a 'peasant state', in which peasant society and values interacted critically with those of the ruling elites. In modern times its society has produced artists, writers, musicians, scientists and cosmonauts who have made a unique contribution to world culture. In the twentieth century, Russia has been the scene of the world's greatest social experiment - the most powerful challenge ever mounted to hegemonic Western values.
Roger Bartlett traces the history ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Palgrave Essential Histories Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333632642
SKU
V9780333632642
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About Roger Bartlett
ROGER BARTLETT is Professor Emeritus of Russian History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK.
Reviews for A History of Russia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
'A well-organized and balanced overview.' - Robert Weinberg, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania 'An accurate, up-to-date and accessible survey.' - Shane O'Rourke, University of York 'A very compact and readable history of the development of Russian people and state from mediaeval origins to the post-soviet period until the emergence of Putin. This is altogether an extremely useful, balanced and authoritative work. - ... Read more