Companion to Russian Studies: Volume 1 by Robert Auty, Dimitr... - 9780521280389

Companion to Russian Studies: Volume 1An Introduction to Russian History\nAuthor(s): Robert Auty, Dimitri Obolensky\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521280389, 978-0521280389\nSynopsis\nAn introduction, complete in one volume, to the history of Russia from medieval times to the fall of Khrushchev and beyond. A study of the geographical setting in which the Russian state grew to its present super-power status is followed by five chapters which discuss the political, social, and economic history of the country, and four final chapters examine respectively the role of the Church, Soviet government and politics, the economy of the Soviet state, and the international relations of the USSR. Each chapter has been specially commissioned for this volume, and the writers are acknowledged experts in their fields. Every chapter is followed by a guide to further reading. This is perhaps the most comprehens.