Russia and the Soviet Union: A Historical Introduction from the Kievan State to the Present - Softcover

Thompson, John M

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9780813346960: Russia and the Soviet Union: A Historical Introduction from the Kievan State to the Present

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ISBN 10: 0813346967 ISBN 13: 9780813346960

Publisher: Westview Press, 2012

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This balanced and succinct account of Russian and Soviet history covers from the first Kievan states to the present day.

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Review:

Praise from Prior Editions: "Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, "Russia and the Soviet Union" is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume."
-Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, "Russia and the Soviet Union" in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader."
-Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder

""Russia and the Soviet Union" is a superb one-semester text for a course in Russian history from origins to the near-present. Thompson does a judicious job of introducing key debates and does not hesitate to express his own considered opinion where warranted. The balanced coverage of medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods is extremely important for introductory courses, as is the newly revised section of Russia under Putin. Overall, this is a readable, exciting, stimulating book which always has students asking for more."
-David W. McFadden, Fairfield University

Praise from Previous Editions:

"Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, "Russia and the Soviet Union" is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume."
--Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, "Russia and the Soviet Union" in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader."
--Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder

""Russia and the Soviet Union" is a superb one-semester text for a course in Russian history from origins to the near-present. Thompson does a judicious job of introducing key debates and does not hesitate to express his own considered opinion where warranted. The balanced coverage of medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods is extremely important for introductory courses, as is the newly revised section of Russia under Putin. Overall, this is a readable, exciting, stimulating book which always has students asking for more."
--David W. McFadden, Fairfield University

Praise from Previous Editions:
"Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, "Russia and the Soviet Union" is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume."
Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, "Russia and the Soviet Union" in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader."
Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder
""Russia and the Soviet Union" is a superb one-semester text for a course in Russian history from origins to the near-present. Thompson does a judicious job of introducing key debates and does not hesitate to express his own considered opinion where warranted. The balanced coverage of medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods is extremely important for introductory courses, as is the newly revised section of Russia under Putin. Overall, this is a readable, exciting, stimulating book which always has students asking for more."
David W. McFadden, Fairfield University"

Praise from Previous Editions:
"Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, Russia and the Soviet Union is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume."
--Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia and the Soviet Union in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader."
--Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder

Praise from Previous Editions:
-Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, Russia and the Soviet Union is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume.-
--Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia and the Soviet Union in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader.-
--Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder

Praise from Previous Editions:

"Comprehensive, balanced, up to date, engaging, and deftly written, Russia and the Soviet Union is the best brief history of Russia available today. The book is perfectly suited for use in introductory courses on Russian history and for general readers seeking to make sense of Russia over the centuries. Thompson has packed a lifetime of thoughtful reflection, teaching, and distinguished research into this volume."
--Donald J. Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Through a fresh format and effective revisions, John Thompson has rendered still more succinct what was already a very neat, comprehensive and highly readable text. With updated biographies ('Further Reading') in several chapters and some new illustrations, as well as an additional chapter on Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia and the Soviet Union in its sixth edition remains a superlative text for both students of Russian history and the casual reader."
--Vicki Hendrickson Grove, University of Colorado, Boulder

About the Author:

John M. Thompson, a graduate of Columbia's Russian Institute, taught history at Indiana University for seventeen years and was a distinguished visiting professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Air War College. He is currently teaching Russian and world history at Midcoast Senior College in Maine.

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