num_pages: 576
description: Geoffrey Hosking's study provides a prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple what is Russia's national identity? His thesis is that the needs of Russia's empire prevented the creation of a Russian nation. The Tsars, and before them the Grand Dukes of Moscow, were empire builders
language: English
title: Russia : People and Empire@@ 1552-1917
titlecomplete: Russia : People and Empire@@ 1552-1917
genres: European History, Nonfiction, Russian History, Russia, History
ratings_count: 201
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers