The consistent choice of teachers and students alike, Riasanovsky's History draws on both primary sources and interpretive works, including those by Soviet historians. Each of the major periods is clearly portrayed through coverage of social, economic, and cultural developments as well as political and military history.
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The consistent choice of teachers and students alike, Riasanovsky's History draws on both primary sources and interpretive works, including those by Soviet historians. Each of the major periods is clearly portrayed through coverage of social, economic, and cultural developments as well as political and military history.
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This is a great read! It is long, and has a ton of information. If you like history, you will like this book.
kevin7
Jun 28, 2012
Classic text book
This book is the classic text book on Russian history. The edition I bought came out in the early 1980s while later editions cover the fall of the Soviet Union. However I bought it to learn more about Russian history before the Russian Revolution and found it very helpful for a broader historical overview of Russian history starting with the rise of Kiev.
