A History of Russia. This item is unavailable.A History of Russia

Widely acclaimed for its authority and balance, this is the best one-volume history of Russia available. Tracing major social, economic, and cultural developments, as well as political and military events, the book covers Kievan, Appanage, Muscovite, Imperial, and Soviet Russian history. This new updated edition also has a chapter on the Gorbachev years from the initiation of glasnost and perestroika to the failed coup of August 1991, and an updated bibliography.

"A History of Russia is one of the best, if not the best, one-volume texts of Russian history from Kievan times to the present. It does an exceptionally effective job of synthesizing a basic (yet always interesting and stimulating) narrative of Russian/Eurasian history with an introduction to historiographical debates about the major scholarly issues, showing how scholarship on certain issues has evolved over time. Generations of students have profited remarkably from this book. It is both a wonderful teaching tool and a useful reference book for scholars."--Glennys Young, University of Washington

"A History of Russia is one of the best, if not the best, one-volume texts of Russian history from Kievan times to the present. It does an exceptionally effective job of synthesizing a basic (yet always interesting and stimulating) narrative of Russian/Eurasian history with an introduction to historiographical debates about the major scholarly issues, showing how scholarship on certain issues has evolved over time. Generations of students have profited remarkably from this book. It is both a wonderful teaching tool and a useful reference book for scholars."--Glennys Young, University of Washington