A Short History of Russia Lib/E: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself

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A Library Journal 2020 Title to WatchRussia'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.

FORMATCompact Disc LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Mark Galeotti, honorary professor at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, is one of the foremost Russia watchers today. Based in London, he is a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and senior nonresident fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague. Previously he has been professor of global affairs at New York University, head of the history department at Keele University in the UK, an adviser at the British Foreign Office, and a visiting professor at MGIMO (Moscow), Charles University (Prague), and Rutgers (Newark). A prolific author on Russia and security affairs, he frequently acts as consultant to various government, commercial, and law enforcement agencies.

Details ISBN1094190489 Author Mark Galeotti Short Title A Short History of Russia LIB/e Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1094190489 ISBN-13 9781094190488 Format Compact Disc Imprint Hanover Square Press Subtitle How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin Playing time 291 Publisher Hanover Square Press Publication Date 2020-07-07 Edition Description Library Edition Narrator Mark Galeotti Audience General We've got this

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