A history of modern Russia

Robert Service

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A history of modern Russia

by Robert Service

September 4, 2003

Penguin Books Ltd

704

9780141011219

0141011211

Description

A comprehensive overview of twentieth-century Russian history that treats the years from 1917 to 2000 as a single period and analyses the peculiar mixture of political, economic and social ingredients that made up the Soviet compound. It takes the reader from the age of communist rule to the changes that occurred in 1991 and the more uncertain world of Yeltsin and Putin.

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This edition of A history of modern Russia has approximately 704 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.

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Who is the author of A history of modern Russia?

A history of modern Russia was written by Robert Service.

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