Title: A history of Russia
First published: 1963
Description: A History of Russia covers the span of the country's history, from ancient times to the post-communist present. Keeping with the hallmark of the text, Riasanovsky and Steinberg examine all aspects of Russia's history--political, international, military, economic, social, and cultural--with a commitment to objectivity, fairness, and balance, and to reflecting recent research and new trends in scholarly interpretation. New chapters on politics, society, and culture since 1991 explore Russia's complex experience after communism and discuss its chances of becoming a more stable and prosperous country in the future.
Subjects: History, Russia (federation), history, Soviet union, history, Social life and customs, Soviet Union -- History
Places: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR
Time periods: 800s-2010s