A Short History Of Russia

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Title:A Short History Of RussiaISBN13:9781502398826ISBN10:1502398826Author:Parmele, Mary Platt (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Mary Platt Parmele Was A Historian Who Wrote Short Histories Of Various European Nations During The Late 19Th Century From The Preface: If This Book Seems To Have Departed From The Proper Ideal Of Historic Narrative-If It Is The History Of A Power, And Not Of A People-It Is Because The Russian People Have Had No History Yet There Has Been No Evolution Of A Russian Nation, But Only Of A Vast Governing System; And The Words Russian Empire Stand For A Majestic World-Power In Which The Mass Of Its People Have No Part A Splendidly Embroidered Robe Of Europeanism Is Worn Over A Chaotic, Undeveloped Mass Of Semi-Barbarism The Reasons For This Incongruity-The Natural Obstacles With Which Russia Has Had To Contend; The Strange Ethnic Problems With Which It Has Had To Deal; Its Triumphant Entry Into The Family Of Great Nations; And The Circumstances Leading To The Disastrous Conflict Recently Concluded, And The Changed Conditions Resulting From It-Such Is The Story This Book Has Tried To Tell Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-09-17Weight:0.29 lbsDimensions:0.19'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:90Language:English