The Making of Modern Russia: From Kiev Rus' to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
- ISBN-10
- 0140157158
- ISBN-13
- 9780140157154
- Series
- The Making of Modern Russia
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 603
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Authors
- Lionel Kochan, John L. H. Keep
Description
"Drawing on documentation only recently made available in the West, this extensively revised and updated edition reflects current views, in Russia and abroad, on the country's past as it approaches the new millennium."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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