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Russia and the Soviet Union
John M. Thompson
其他書名
An Historical Introduction from the Kievan State to the Present
出版ReadHowYouWant.com, 2011-05
主題History / Europe / GeneralHistory / Russia / General
ISBN14596142919781459614291
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jTtKE2bEdnQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This lucid account of Russian and Soviet history presents major trends and events from ancient Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin's presidency of the twenty-first century. Now thoroughly revised and updated, Russia and the Soviet Union addresses controversial topics, including the impact of the Mongol conquest, the paradoxes of Peter the Great, the ''inevitability'' of the 1917 Revolution, the Stalinist terror, and the Gorbachev reform effort. The sixth edition includes a new chapter on Vladimir Putin, additional treatment of social and foreign policy issues, and an updated chapter on post-Soviet Russia and the Yeltsin era. Distinguished by its brevity and amply supplemented with useful maps, illustrations, photos, and suggested readings, this essential text provides balanced coverage of all periods of Russian history and incorporates economic, social, and cultural developments as well as politics and foreign policy.