Concise History of Russia

Name: Concise History of Russia
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ISBN: 9780521543231

ISBN-10: 0521543231

ISBN-13: 9780521543231

Edition: 2011

Authors: Paul. Bushkovitch

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Accessible to students, tourists, and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art, and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy, and Mendeleev in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/5/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 518
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.50" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Paul Bushkovitch is professor of history at Yale University. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.



List of Figures


Abbreviations


Acknowledgments


Prologue



Russia Before Russia



Moscow, Novgorod, Lithuania, And The Mongols



The Emergence of Russia



Consolidation And Revolt



Peter The Great



Two Empresses



Catherine The Great



Russia In The Age Of Revolution



The Pinnacle Of Autocracy



Culture And Autocracy



The Era Of The Great Reforms



From Serfdom To Nascent Capitalism



the Golden Age Of Russian Culture



Russia As An Empire



Autocracy In Decline



War And Revolution



Compromise And Preparation



Revolutions In Russian Culture



Building Utopia



War



Growth, Consolidation, And Stagnation



Soviet Culture



The Cold War


Epilogue: The End of the USSR


Further Reading


Index