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Russia : a 1,000 year chronicle of the wild east / Martin Sixsmith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY Abrams Press 2011Description: xi, 611 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781590207239
  • 1590207238
Other title:
  • 1,000 year chronicle of the wild east
  • One thousand year chronicle of the wild east
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 947 SIX
LOC classification:
  • DK40 .S36 2012
Contents:
Kiev and proto-democracy -- Expansion and empire -- Rise of revolution -- Dictatorship (of the people?) -- Democrats with cold feet.
Summary: The full and fascinating story of Russia, from its founding in the waning years of the tenth century to its resurgence of wealth and power in the early years of the twenty-first, skillfully tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past. Covering politics, music, literature and art, the author explores the myths Russians have created from their history and explains the nation's seemingly split personality.--From cover, p. [2].
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Books Books Fairmount Public Library General Stacks Non-fiction 947 SIX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T 55061

Originally published: London : BBC Books, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-588) and index.

Kiev and proto-democracy -- Expansion and empire -- Rise of revolution -- Dictatorship (of the people?) -- Democrats with cold feet.

The full and fascinating story of Russia, from its founding in the waning years of the tenth century to its resurgence of wealth and power in the early years of the twenty-first, skillfully tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past. Covering politics, music, literature and art, the author explores the myths Russians have created from their history and explains the nation's seemingly split personality.--From cover, p. [2].

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