Between East and West
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Between East and West

The Origins of Modern Russia: 862–1953

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Between East and West

The Origins of Modern Russia: 862–1953

About this book

An authoritative short history of Russia, from the mysterious origins of the nation-state to the death of Stalin
A classic work now back in print for the first time since 1956—and still regarded as one of the groundbreaking books on the subject—this narrative history of Russia was the first to encompass the myth-befogged beginnings of the nation-state, the rise and cataclysmic fall of tsarism, and the Spartan years of the U.S.S.R. Charques emphasizes three points of view: that autocracy has played a dominant role throughout all of Russian history; that serfdom is the fabric of Russia's social history; and that it is of paramount importance to recognize Russia's present regime under Putin and Medvedev as the latest phase in a long history of oppression.

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Yes, you can access Between East and West by R. D. Charques in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & European Medieval History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781453265284
Topic
History
Subtopic
European Medieval History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. List of Maps
  5. Preface
  6. I. The Eurasian Background and the Slavs
  7. II. The Era of Kiev
  8. III. The Mongol Power
  9. IV. The Growth of Muscovy
  10. V. Ivan the Terrible
  11. VI. The Time of Troubles
  12. VII. The Early Romanovs
  13. VIII. The Legacy of Peter the Great
  14. IX. The Supremacy of the Guards
  15. X. The Age of Catherine
  16. XI. The Son of Catherine
  17. XII. St Petersburg and Revolutionary Europe
  18. XIII. The Gendarme of Europe
  19. XIV. Reform and the Aftermath
  20. XV. Return to the Past
  21. XVI. Reaping the Whirlwind
  22. XVII. After 1917: Between West and East
  23. Index
  24. Copyright Page