A concise history of Russia / Paul Bushkovitch.

Author/creator Bushkovitch, Paul
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxxiv, 491 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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SeriesCambridge concise histories
Cambridge concise histories. ^A273047
Contents Russia before Russia -- Moscow, Novgorod, Lithuania, and the Mongols -- The emergence of Russia -- Consolidation and revolt -- Peter the Great -- Two empresses -- Catherine the Great -- Russia in the age of revolution -- The pinnacle of autocracy -- Culture and autocracy -- The era of the great reforms -- From serfdom to nascent capitalism -- The golden age of Russian culture -- Russia as an empire -- Autocracy in decline -- War and revolution -- Compromise and preparation -- Revolutions in Russian culture -- Building utopia -- War -- Growth, consolidation, and stagnation -- Soviet culture -- The cold war -- Epilogue : the end of the USSR.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 461-471) and index.
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ISBN9780521835626 (hardback : alk. paper)
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ISBN0521543231 (pbk. : alk. paper)