A History of Russia: Volume 1: To 1855
"Nicholas Riasanovsky and Mark Steinberg's new two-volumeA History of Russiais a masterpiece, as comprehensive and scholarly as its previous editions but now updated to include chapters on contemporary-or at least late 20th century-Russian politics, society, culture, and the arts. There can be few single texts that deal more carefully with so great a range of historical eras, and few that do so while covering so broad a spectrum."-Catherine Merridale,University of Londonfor theLondon Times Book Review,February 24, 2006