num_pages: 704
description:  Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Twentieth-Century Russia through 2002, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition also discusses continuing economic and social difficulties at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the military campaign in Chechnya, and Russia's reduced role on the world stage. 
language: English
title: A History of Modern Russia : From Nicholas II to Putin
titlecomplete: A History of Modern Russia : From Nicholas II to Putin
genres: Historical, Soviet History, Military Fiction, History, World History, Russia, European History, Politics, Russian History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 741
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, Uk