Format:
1 online resource (177 pages)
ISBN:
9780190239428
Series Statement:
New Oxford World History Ser
Content:
A lively introduction to Russia's dramatic history from its origins to the present, this volume concisely describes how its peoples overcame constant challenges, including devastating foreign invasions, to become an ethnically and religiously diverse land empire, the first communist society, and a major world power.
Content:
Cover -- Russia in World History -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Preface -- A Note on Dates and Names -- Chapter 1 The Formation of Russia: Slavs, Vikings, and Byzantium -- Chapter 2 The Formation and Development of Muscovy (1240-1462) -- Chapter 3 Muscovy: The Late Ryurikids and Early Romanovs (1462-1689) -- Chapter 4 The Petrine Revolution (1689-1725) -- Chapter 5 The Triumph of Empire (1725-1855) -- Chapter 6 Reform and Revolution (1855-1905) -- Chapter 7 Wars and Revolutions (1905-1945) -- Chapter 8 Cold War and the Collapse of Communism (1945 to the Present) -- Chronology -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Websites -- Acknowledgments -- New Oxford World History -- Chronological Volumes -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199947898
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780199947898
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1997795
