Course of Russian History, 5th Edition

Name: Course of Russian History, 5th Edition
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ISBN: 9781606083710

ISBN-10: 1606083716

ISBN-13: 9781606083710

Edition: N/A

Authors: Melvin C. Wren, Taylor Stults

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Now in its fifth edition, this definitive history of the Russian land and people builds on its success as a fascinating survey of two thousand years of struggle to harness vast resources and talents into a powerful and cohesive nation. From its beginning as a savage and exotic land, Russia underwent a complex evolution of political, social, and religious forces--the barbarism of its internal conflicts in seeming contradiction with its goals to advance in the realms of technology, art, education, and high culture. From the conflicts of the fantastically wealthy ruling class to the poor and oppressed masses emerged the Communist party and the enigmatic figures whose charismatic manipulation…

Book details

List price: $63.00
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 1/8/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 636
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.27" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Maps


Excerpts from Preface to the Fourth Edition


Preface to the Fifth Edition


To the Student


Russian Federation Map



The Land and Its Early Inhabitants



Kievan Russia



Kievan Society



Novgorod and the Rise of Moscow



The Emergence of the Moscow State



Ivan the Terrible



The Time of Troubles



The First Romanovs



Peter the Great



The Age of Favorites



Catherine the Great



The Enigmatic Tsar



The Policeman of Russia and Europe



Reform and Reaction



The Age of Counterreforms



Constitutional Monarchy



Troubled Times



Communist Russia: The Early Years



Stalin's Revolution



World War, Cold War, and Reconstruction



Russia Under Khrushchev and Brezhnev



Andropov to Gorbachev



Epilogue


Rulers of Russia


Romanov Dynasty


Index