Christopher J. Ward, John M. Thompson

Russia (eBook, ePUB)

A Historical Introduction from Kievan Rus' to the Present

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This lucid account of Russian and Soviet history presents major trends and events from Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin's presidency in the twenty-first century. Suitable for undergraduates as well as the general reader with an interest in Russia, this text is a concise, single volume on one of the world's most significant lands.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000415391
• Artikelnr.: 62002554

Autorenporträt

Christopher J. Ward received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He teaches Russian and world history at Clayton State University in metropolitan Atlanta, USA, and is the author of Brezhnev's Folly: The Building of BAM and Late Soviet Socialism.

The late John M. Thompson was a graduate of Columbia University's Russian Institute and taught history at Indiana University, USA, for seventeen years. He was a distinguished visiting professor at the United States Air Force Academy and the Air War College.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Ancient Russia and Kievan Rus' 2. Kievan Rus' in Crisis and the Mongol Contact
1054-1462 3. The Rise of Moscow
1328-1533 4. The Russian Empire & The Time of Troubles
1533-1618 5. The Formation of Imperial Russian Society
1613-1689 6. Peter the Great and the Conundrum of Westernization
1689-1725 7. Change and Continuity
1725-1801 8. Autocracy
Dissent
and Ferment
1801-1855 9. Reform
Reaction
and Modernization
1855-1904 10. Conflict
Revolution
and War
1904-1917 11. Revolution
Civil War
and the Founding of the Soviet State
1917-1928 12. The Stalin Revolution and World War II
1928-1946 13. Stability and Stagnation during the Cold War
1946-1984 14. The Collapse of the Soviet Union
1985-1991 15. Russia in a Post-Soviet World
1991-2000 16. Russia under Putin

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1. Introduction: Ancient Russia and Kievan Rus' 2. Kievan Rus' in Crisis and the Mongol Contact, 1054-1462 3. The Rise of Moscow, 1328-1533 4. The Russian Empire & The Time of Troubles, 1533-1618 5. The Formation of Imperial Russian Society, 1613-1689 6. Peter the Great and the Conundrum of Westernization, 1689-1725 7. Change and Continuity, 1725-1801 8. Autocracy, Dissent, and Ferment, 1801-1855 9. Reform, Reaction, and Modernization, 1855-1904 10. Conflict, Revolution, and War, 1904-1917 11. Revolution, Civil War, and the Founding of the Soviet State, 1917-1928 12. The Stalin Revolution and World War II, 1928-1946 13. Stability and Stagnation during the Cold War, 1946-1984 14. The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 15. Russia in a Post-Soviet World, 1991-2000 16. Russia under Putin