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A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 5,989 ratings — published 1996
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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 29,899 ratings — published 1967
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 108,443 ratings — published 2011
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The Romanovs, 1613-1918 The Romanovs, 1613-1918 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 16,455 ratings — published 2016
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Peter the Great: His Life and World Peter the Great: His Life and World (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 23,113 ratings — published 1980
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.29 — 13,874 ratings — published 2003
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,748 ratings — published 1995
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,185 ratings — published 2003
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged) The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
by (shelved 89 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 34,968 ratings — published 1973
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Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,417 ratings — published 2002
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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,533 ratings — published 2014
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Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,367 ratings — published 1994
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,428 ratings — published 2017
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Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,779 ratings — published 2014
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,190 ratings — published 2007
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Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,900 ratings — published 1919
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Young Stalin Young Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,762 ratings — published 2007
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 65,804 ratings — published 2019
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The Crimean War: A History The Crimean War: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,204 ratings — published 2010
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,326 ratings — published 2012
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 367,852 ratings — published 1869
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Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,167 ratings — published 2014
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,943 ratings — published 2010
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 49 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 22,168 ratings — published 2013
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Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,675 ratings — published 2017
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The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,654 ratings — published 1982
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 41,647 ratings — published 1998
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The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,235 ratings — published 2009
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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,873 ratings — published 2017
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The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,511 ratings — published 1992
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 125,825 ratings — published 1962
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Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,811 ratings — published 2012
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Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,891 ratings — published 2022
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.32 — 674,115 ratings — published 2016
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The Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 964 ratings — published 1990
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Lenin the Dictator Lenin the Dictator (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,802 ratings — published 2017
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History of the Russian Revolution History of the Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,956 ratings — published 1931
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,082 ratings — published 2016
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 12,094 ratings — published 2010
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The Story of Russia The Story of Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,814 ratings — published 2022
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Khrushchev: The Man and His Era Khrushchev: The Man and His Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,735 ratings — published 2003
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,399 ratings — published 2021
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The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,067 ratings — published 2017
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Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,340 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,976 ratings — published 2014
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A History of Russia A History of Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,046 ratings — published 1962
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.40 — 65,230 ratings — published 1997
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Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,625 ratings — published 2011
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,002 ratings — published 2005
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The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 901 ratings — published 1986
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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 пустить на постой еврея?

— Вы ссылаетесь на то, что имеет место исключительно в этой снобистской части Манхэттена, — сказал он, немного вспыхнув. — Нельзя винить весь народ за невежество и тупость горстки домовладельцев.

— Нельзя, — согласился я, — да я и не собираюсь. Но что вы скажете о так называемых элитных колледжах Америки? О Гарварде, Принстоне, Йеле и многих других, и на восточном, и на западном побережье? Вы хотите сказать, что ваши юноши могут поступить в эти колледжи на равных правах с неевреями? А ваши клубы для избранных? Вы сможете меня убедить, что не существует барьеров, закрывающих людям вашего племени путь по меньшей мере в десяток клубов в Нью-Йорке, Филадельфии, Бостоне и Сан-Франциско? Я говорю об этих четырех мегаполисах только потому, что знаю их лучше, а не потому, что в других больших и малых городах положение иное.

— Ну что ж, пусть так, — сказал он примирительно, взглянув на остальных присутствующих. — Но эти колледжи и клубы поступают так не из-за антисемитизма. Просто, зная присущие нашему народу упорство и предприимчивость, там боятся, что полное отсутствие ограничений может создать большие трудности для нееврейских кандидатов.

Мне стоило расхохотаться. Он невольно повторил излюбленный аргумент главарей антисемитизма в России.”
Александр Михайлович Романов

Daniel Silva
“Our president understands that he who controls history controls the future. - Sergei Korovin”
Daniel Silva, The Defector

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