Russia: People and Empire by Geoffrey Hosking

Russia: People and Empire by Geoffrey Hosking

It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians extraordinary period of imperial history will be written. Philip Marsden, Spectator

‘Hosking’s book is a tour de force of historical argument, vividly written [and] courageously argumentative’ Michael Ignatieff, Observer

‘Brilliant…an elegantly written, humane and rigorous work of empirical history.’ Michael Burleigh, Independent on Sunday

‘“Russia: People and Empire” is the most interesting and authoritative account of Russian imperial history in English. It is a masterful synthesis, intelligent and lucid, passionately argumentative, but always fair, which should be read by everyone who wants to understand the origins of Russia’s predicament today.’ Orlando Figes, The Times

Geoffrey Hosking has been Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic Studies, University of London, since 1984. He is the author of the award-winning History of the Soviet Union for Fontana Press. In 1988, Professor Hosking was invited to give the annual BBC Reith lectures and spoke on the subject of Change in Contemporary Soviet Society, in doing so accurately predicting the imminent collapse of the Soviet Union.

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ISBN 13	9780006383727
ISBN 10	0006383726
Title	Russia: People and Empire
Author	Geoffrey Hosking
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1998-03-16
Number of pages	576
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