Russia in World History

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, World History
Cover of the book Russia in World History by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin ISBN: 9780190239435
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: May 1, 2015
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
ISBN: 9780190239435
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: May 1, 2015
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

Over the course of twelve centuries, Russia's peoples overcame the constant challenges posed by geography, climate, availability of natural resources, and devastating foreign invasions to become the world's second largest land empire and the largest in modern history. This energetic introduction to Russia's history follows the development of local tribes into a federation of principalities centered at Kiev, the shift of power to Moscow and the centralization of the state, and Russia's pursuit of imperial ambitions. It examines the circumstances that led to the foundation of the world's first communist society in 1917, and traces the global consequences of Russia's extensive confrontation with the United States. Russia's arduous and costly climb to great power gains a personal dimension through the stories of individual women and men-pivotal figures as well as common people-illuminating the human consequences of sweeping historical change. Peoples of many ethnicities became part of the Russian empire and suffered or benefitted from its leaders' efforts to meld a multiethnic polity into a coherent political entity. This book examines how Russia served as a conduit for people, ideas, and commodities - owing between east and west, north and south and how it came to play an increasingly important role on a global scale.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Over the course of twelve centuries, Russia's peoples overcame the constant challenges posed by geography, climate, availability of natural resources, and devastating foreign invasions to become the world's second largest land empire and the largest in modern history. This energetic introduction to Russia's history follows the development of local tribes into a federation of principalities centered at Kiev, the shift of power to Moscow and the centralization of the state, and Russia's pursuit of imperial ambitions. It examines the circumstances that led to the foundation of the world's first communist society in 1917, and traces the global consequences of Russia's extensive confrontation with the United States. Russia's arduous and costly climb to great power gains a personal dimension through the stories of individual women and men-pivotal figures as well as common people-illuminating the human consequences of sweeping historical change. Peoples of many ethnicities became part of the Russian empire and suffered or benefitted from its leaders' efforts to meld a multiethnic polity into a coherent political entity. This book examines how Russia served as a conduit for people, ideas, and commodities - owing between east and west, north and south and how it came to play an increasingly important role on a global scale.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Filling-In by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Ian Fleming's Commandos by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Party Vibrancy and Democracy in Latin America by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book The Knowledge-Creating Company by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Balanchine & the Lost Muse by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Finite and Infinite Goods by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Anxieties of Experience by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Palliative Psychology by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Music Criticism and Music Critics in Early Francoist Spain by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Great Power Rising by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Clonality by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Raphael by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Local Fusions by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book Kant's Thinker by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Cover of the book The Modern Mercenary by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy