The Penguin History of Modern Russia by Robert Service

The Penguin History of Modern Russia by Robert Service

Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the country is still undergoing huge change. In his acclaimed history, now updated to 2015, Robert Service provides a superb panoramic viewpoint on Russia, exploring the complex, changing interaction between rulers and ruled from Nicholas II, Lenin and Stalin through to Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin and beyond. This new edition also discusses Russia's unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how, despite the recent years of de-communization, the seven decades of communist rule which penetrated every aspect of life still continue to influence Russia today.

A remarkable work.. [it] demands to be read -- Adam Zamoyski * Spectator *

Robert Service was until his retirement professor of Russian History at Oxford University. He is a fellow of St Antony's College and an associate fellow of the Hoover Institution. His other books include biographies of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky, a textbook on the Russian Revolution and Russia: Experiment with a People, from 1991 to the Present. He writes and broadcasts for the media and is a fellow of the British Academy.

His most recent book is Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin.

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ISBN 13	9780141981543
ISBN 10	0141981547
Title	The Penguin History of Modern Russia
Author	Robert Service
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2015-09-24
Number of pages	768
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