A History of Russia

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Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, the sixth edition of A History of Russia updates its extensive coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political, and military events of Russia's past. It includes a new chapter on the post-Gorbachev era as well as helpful updated bibliographies and reading source lists. Examining the rise of Yeltsin, the nationalities question, and Russia's attempts to adapt to market capitalism, this sixth edition takes the study of Russia straight into the new milennium, continuing the book's nearly forty-year track record as the leader in the field.


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"Now in its sixth edition, A History of Russia presents the whole span of Russia's history from the origins of the Kievan state and the building of an empire to Soviet Russia, the successor states, and beyond. Raisanovsky highlights the one event that has had the most profound effect on recent Russian history: the sudden and stunning collapse of the Soviet Union. He explores a Russia that is fluid and transitional and full of possibilities and examines Russia's chance of becoming a more solid and stable country in the near future. The book updates existing coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political, and military events of Russia's past and includes a new chapter on the post-Gorbachev era as well as helpful updated bibliographies and reading source lists."--BOOK JACKET.


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Revised and expanded to cover the initiation of glasnost and perestroika in 1985, the resignation of Gorbachev in 1991, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the events of 1992, the most authoritative, readable, and well-balanced history of Russia is now more timely than ever. Widely acclaimed as the best one-volume survey available, written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, Riasanovsky's History has for years been the consistent choice of scholars, students, and general readers alike. Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, including those by Soviet historians, it paints a portrait of each period of Russian and Soviet history through coverage of social, economic, and cultural developments, as well as political and military history. Riasanovsky also offers balanced treatment of historiographical issues, stating his own position on points of contention and presenting in turn contrasting viewpoints, allowing readers to form their own judgments.


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