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A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

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A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

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Russiaâ€™s epic and dramatic history told in an accessible, lively and short form, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin via Catherine the Great, the Russian Revolution and the fall of the USSR.

Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleonâ€™s French to Hitlerâ€™s Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders.

In A Short History of Russia, Mark Galeotti explores the history of this fascinating, glorious, desperate and exasperating country through two intertwined issues: the way successive influences from beyond its borders have shaped Russia, and the way Russians came to terms with this influence, writing and rewriting their past to understand their present and try to influence their future. In turn, this self-invented history has come to affect not just their constant nation-building project but also their relations with the world.
Country USA
Brand Hanover Square Press
Manufacturer Hanover Square Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2020-07-07
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781335145703