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100 1 $aKort, Michael.
245 12 $aA brief history of Russia /$cMichael Kort.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bCheckmark Books,$c©2008.
300 $axxiii, 310 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 274-287) and index.
505 0 $aBefore the Russians, Kievan Rus, and Muscovite Russia (Tenth century B.C.E.-1462 C.E.) -- Independence and unification: the last Rurikids to the first Romanovs (1462-1694) -- Imperial Russia: the eras of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great (1694-1801) -- The nineteenth-century crisis: the mystic and the knout (1801-1855) -- Reform, reaction, and revolution (1855-1917) -- The golden and silver ages: Russian cultural achievement from Pushkin to world War I (1820-1917) -- Soviet Russia: utopian dreams and dystopian realities (1917-1953) -- Soviet Russia: reform, decline, and collapse (1953-1991) -- Post-Soviet Russia: Yeltsin and Putin (1991-2008) -- Conclusion: the Russian riddle.
520 $aThis book covers the history of Russia, the world's largest nation -- from its early beginnings in the ninth century when Rurik, a Varangian king, established the first Russian state near Kiev, to the current presidency of Vladimir Putin. Detailing the social, economic, and political changes and crises that the people of Russia have had to endure, A Brief History of Russia provides a comprehensive and accessible account of this vast country's history. A chronology, bibliography, suggested reading, and other helpful features enrich this invaluable book. Coverage includes: The conquest and rule of Russia by the Mongol Golden Horde; The reign of terror by Ivan the Terrible; The start of modernization under Peter the Great; The rise to the center of European power under Catherine the Great; The Russian Revolution and the emergence of the superpower Soviet Union; The disintegration of the Soviet Union; Vladimir Putin's terms as president and his plans for the country's future. - Publisher.
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