The Penguin History of Modern Russia by Robert Service
Provides a panorama of Russia in the modern age. This book discusses Russia's unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how 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 is professor of Russian History at Oxford University, 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 as well as Comrades. Communism: A World History. He writes and broadcasts for the media and is a fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141037974 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141037970 |
| Title | The Penguin History of Modern Russia |
| Author | Robert Service |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
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