9781335145703-1335145702-A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

ISBN-13: 9781335145703
ISBN-10: 1335145702
Edition: Original
Author: Mark Galeotti
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781335145703
ISBN-10: 1335145702
Edition: Original
Author: Mark Galeotti
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover 224 pages

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A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin (ISBN-13: 9781335145703 and ISBN-10: 1335145702), written by authors Mark Galeotti, was published by Hanover Square Press in 2020. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin (Hardcover, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.85.

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"Terrific  - and an amazing achievement to cover so much ground in such a short and wonderfully readable book." -Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads



Russia's epic and dramatic history told in an accessible, lively and short form, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin via Catherine the Great, the Russian Revolution and the fall of the USSR.



Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon's French to Hitler's Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders.



In A Short History of Russia, Mark Galeotti explores the history of this fascinating, glorious, desperate and exasperating country through two intertwined issues: the way successive influences from beyond its borders have shaped Russia, and the way Russians came to terms with this influence, writing and rewriting their past to understand their present and try to influence their future. In turn, this self-invented history has come to affect not just their constant nation-building project but also their relations with the world.

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