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Print Price: $30.95

Format:
Paperback
560 pp.
16 b/w plates, 129 mm x 196 mm

ISBN-13:
9780199560417

Publication date:
November 2009

Imprint: OUP UK

Russia

A History, Revised Edition

Gregory L. Freeze

The history of Russia - from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin

Russia: A History cuts through the myths and mystery that have surrounded Russia from its earliest days, with startling revelations from classified archives that until comparatively recently were not even known to exist.

A distinguished team of historians has stripped away the propaganda and preconceptions of the past to tell the definitive story of Russia, from tenth-century Kiev and Muscovy through empire and revolution to the fall of Communism and the 'new order' of the 1990s and early 21st century. A compelling story in its own right, it is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Russia and its place in the world.

This updated edition now covers the developments in the Putin era in the first decade of the 21st century.

Readership : General readers interested in European/Russian history, students (high school and university), teachers, journalists and authors wanting an accessible overview, and travellers to Russia.

Reviews

Review from previous edition: "A brisk, exciting tour of Russia's long journey from its Kievan origins to the early Yeltsin years ... stunningly beautiful illustrations and transparent prose"

--Los Angeles Times
"brings together the latest research into all aspects of Russian history and ... lends itself to reading by the general public as well as the undergraduate."

--Contemporary Review
"a lavishly illustrated volume, with a heavy-weight text"

--Edward Acton, The European

Editor's Preface
Glossary of Terms
1. Janet Martin: From Kiev to Muscovy: The Beginnings to 1450
2. Nancy Shields Kollmann: Muscovite Russia, 1450-1598
3. Hans-Joachim Torke: From Muscovy towards St Petersburg, 1598-1689
4. John T. Alexander: The Petrine Era and After, 1689-1740
5. Gary Marker: The Age of Enlightenment, 1740-1801
6. David L. Ransel: Pre-Reform Russia, 1801-1855
7. Gregory L. Freeze: Reform and Counter-Reform, 1855-1900
8. Reginald E. Zelnik: Revolutionary Russia, 1890-1914
9. Daniel T. Orlovsky: Russia in War and Revolution, 1914-1921
10. William B. Husband: The New Economic Policy (NEP) and the Revolutionary Experiment, 1921-1929
11. Lewis Siegelbaum: Building Stalinism, 1929-1941
12. William C. Fuller, Jr: The Great Fatherland War and Late Stalinism, 1941-1953
13. Gregory L. Freeze: From Stalinism to Stagnation, 1953-1985
14. Gregory L. Freeze: Meltdown, Rebuilding, Reform, 1996-2008
Maps
Chronology
Further Reading
Index

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Gregory L. Freeze is Beinfield Professor of History at Brandeis University, Massachusetts. He has been a research associate of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University since 1972, and is chief editor and director of the Russian Archives Series.

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Special Features

A comprehensive history of Russia, from the early days of Kievan Rus to the Putin era, now fully updated to include the first decade of the 21st century.
Based on the latest archival scholarship, including much recently declassified material.
Updated bibliography including the most important new scholarship in the field.
Includes contributions from twelve leading specialists in the field.
Places particular emphasis on Russia in the twentieth century, including a critical reassessment of the Stalinist era.

New to this Edition

For this new edition, chapters 14 and 15 have been restructured and rewritten, primarily to incorporate new scholarship and to include the Putin era (which was given only cursory treatment in 2002 second edition).