Russia and the Former Soviet Union

by Robin R. Milner-Gulland and Nikolai Dejevski

Book Overview

A revised edition of this history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The CULTURAL ATLAS series aims to evoke the spirit and vitality of the world's great civilisations, past and present, through... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816038155
• ISBN13: 9780816038152
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

An Interesting, Easy-To-Read Overview

Loaded with pictures and maps, this cultural atlas of Russia is an excellent quick reference. Written concisely, it recounts major events/rulers in Russian history, putting them in perspective with regards to European history and, at least for me, clarifying some confusing areas (e.g. "The Time Of Troubles"). As a history major in college, I studied Russian history, but had forgotten many details. Was most pleased to discover this atlas and the easy-to-follow, refresher course it provided. Atlas is written in a reader-friendly fashion, easy to pick up after an interruption, and I expect it would be as interesting to a first time student of Russian history as it was to me.