History
Challenging traditional Views of Russian History
This collection presents views on key aspects of Russian/Soviet history: the non-Slavic sources of Russian statehood; tsarist penal systems; the pre-evolutionary technological level; the famine of 1931-3; patronage practices in Stalin's Russia; the incidence and mechanism of Stal
A History of Russian Literature
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Russian literature has always been inseparably linked to Russian history. D. S. Mirsky, in dealing with this fact, constantly keeps in mind the ever colorful and changing aspects of the one in discussing the other.
Russia
From the formation of the Russian state in the 14th century to the political power struggles of the 1990s and the uncertainties of the new millennium, this new history offers a fresh and systematic account of Russian history across six tumultuous centuries.
The Modernisation of Russia, 1676-1825
Analytical and thematic account of a colourful period in Russian history accessible to undergraduates of European and Russian history, as well as to the non-specialist reader. Covers Russia's political, social, cultural and intellectual life during its emergence as a great power.
Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg
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Yury Shakov's elegant 78-card Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg deck is illuminated by Cynthia Giles' book, Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg (350 pp. Ill. pb). Giles connects Russian history, culture, and spirituality to thorough interpretations of t...
The Image of Peter the Great in Russian History and Thought
The image of Peter the Great casts a long shadow in modern Russian thought and culture.