Russian History

The history of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples.

Various states have existed in this region, including the Garðaríki ("the realm of towns"), Kievan Rus', Muscovy, Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation.
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Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War
The Tsarina's Daughter
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
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Peter the Great: His Life and World
Gulag: A History
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine
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Но затем произошло что-то странное. Вместо того, чтобы следовать советам своих экспертов, главы союзных государств повели политику, которая заставила русских офицеров и солдат симпатизировать Троцкому. Англичане появились в Баку и создали независимое государство Азербайджан с целью овладения русской нефтью. Батуми стал «свободным городом» под английским протекторатом с гражданским губернатором, который наблюдал за доставкой нефти в Англию. Миролюбивые итальянцы появились почему-то в Тифлисе и ...more
Александр Михайлович Романов, Великий князь Александр Михайлович: Воспоминания. Мемуары.

Henri Troyat
کاترین اگر با زیبایی خود همه ی زنان دربار را تحت الشعاع قرار نمی دهد، با وسعت اطلاعات و فرهنگ و با شیرینی و گیرایی صحبت هایش به راحتی بر همه ی آنها تسلط دارد. لرد بوکینگهام، سفیر جدید انگلستان اقرار می کند که در زمینه ی تفکر و اندیشه بین او و هموطنانش گودالی عمیق وجود دارد. او در گزارشی به دربار سنت جیمز می نویسد:(( بر اساس همه ی مشاهدات و ملاحظات من،امپراتریس با استعدادها، آموخته ها و فهم و شعورش از همه ی مردم این کشور بالاتر و والاتر است.))
Henri Troyat, Catherine the Great

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