The History of Russia

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The History of RussiaAuthor(s): Charles E. Ziegler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9798765136751, 979-8765136751\nSynopsis\nNow in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half.\n\nWhen first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as \""clear, balanced, and insightful,\"" by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler returns for a third edition, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.\n\nThe History of Russia: Third Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the tsars to the Communist Era to the war with Ukraine, with particular emphasis on the process by which Vladimir Putin established a fully authoritarian state. In addit.