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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— Вы, должно быть, шутите, — воскликнул мой сосед справа, известный бруклинский раввин. — Не хотите же вы и впрямь сравнивать нескончаемые гонения на наш народ в царской России с полной свободой и равенством, которые мы имеем в Соединенных Штатах? — Свобода и равенство! — повторил я медленно и задумался, зачем столь образованному человеку умышленно не видеть правды. — А скажите мне честно, вы когда-нибудь слышали, чтобы хотя бы один домовладелец в той безжалостной царской России отказался пусти ...more
Александр Михайлович Романов

But the glimmer of hope in Russia was not entirely extinguished by the atavism of the Putin years. The Japanese reinvented themselves in the 19th century and again after 1945, the Germans, the Spaniards and the Italians experimented with dictatorship and abandoned it. French, Spanish, German and Swedish armies terrorised Europe for centuries, then decided they preferred peace after all. The other Europeans gave up their empires and turned instead to liberal democracy. Only the most obstinate his ...more
Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past

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