Russia: A Historical Introduction from Kievan Rus' to the Present

by John M. Thompson, Christopher J. Ward

This lucid account of Russian and Soviet history presents major trends and events from ancient Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin's presidency in the twenty-first century. Russia does not shy away from controversial topics, including the impact of the Mongol conquest, the paradoxes of Peter the Great, the "inevitability" of the 1917 Revolution, the Stalinist terror, and the Gorbachev reform effort. Tackling those topics and others, the new edition is updated to discuss the Russia-Georgia war of 2008, the 2013-2014 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, the war in eastern Ukraine, and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Distinguished by its brevity and amply supplemented with useful images and suggested readings, this essential text provides balanced coverage of all periods of Russian history and incorporates economic, social, and cultural developments as well as politics and foreign policy.

416 pages, Paperback

Published July 25, 2017

Reviews

[Karrie Aslanyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. I read this text for class on Russian history. I can't believe how much it blossomed as I read it. Russia, as all nations and civilizations, has a rich and interesting history. The text does it justice. It is thorough yet demands some work from you. I found myself purchasing certain novels from the presoviet and Soviet regimes to get more exposure to the culture that came about. I'm on the last two chapters and I feel I've read the most epic novel.

[Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introductory overview, suitable for college classrooms or general readers seeking to understand Russia.

[Angela Serban · Rating 4 out of 5]

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