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  • A Short History of Russia

  • How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
  • Written by: Mark Galeotti
  • Narrated by: Mark Galeotti
  • Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Russia’s epic and dramatic history told in an accessible, lively, and short form, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin via Catherine the Great, the Russian Revolution and the fall of the USSR.

Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon’s French to Hitler’s Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders.

In A Short History of Russia, Mark Galeotti explores the history of this fascinating, glorious, desperate, and exasperating country through two intertwined issues: the way successive influences from beyond its borders have shaped Russia and the way Russians came to terms with this influence, writing and rewriting their past to understand their present and try to influence their future. In turn, this self-invented history has come to affect not just their constant nation-building project, but also their relations with the world.
©2020 Mark Galeotti (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Politics & Government Russia Europe World History
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Interesting

It is worth checking out. Great information, great reading. I will check out his other books.

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Encompassing yet succinct

Found periods covered interesting and relevant. Although, prob Insufficient for those wanting to dive in and understand Putin era, especially recent years.

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