This is the first book of its kind to draw together information on the major events in Russian history from 1695 to 1917 - covering the eventful period from the

This is the first book of its kind to draw together information on the major events in Russian history from 1695 to 1917 - covering the eventful period from the

A concise introduction to the Russian Revolution and its origins dating back to the emancipation of the Russian peasant serfs in 1861.

Drawing on recently opened archival materials, leading American and European scholars provide an authoritative interpretation of Russian history and culture, ra