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A History of Twentieth-Century Russia
| Author: | Robert Service |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Catalogue number: | 117499 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A dizzying sweep through an eventful hundred years in this fascinating country. The author provides a balanced viewpoint on the rulers and the ruled from the era of Nicholas II to the era of Yeltsin...
| Author: | Orlando Figes |
| Publisher: | Penguin |
| Catalogue number: | 117498 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
This encyclopedic cultural history of Russia is epic in its intentions. Figes delves into Russian culture and examines the characters that helped shape it, discovering that Russia's identity is embodied...
The Russian Question: At the End of the 20th Century
| Author: | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn |
| Publisher: | Harvill Press |
| Catalogue number: | 50306 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within 10 days |
A distinguished writer assesses Russia's position now that the Soviet system is gone. Solzhenitsyn addresses the past and provides some ideas for the future in this provocative book on Russia and its...
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