The Penguin history of modern Russia : from Tsarism to the twenty-first century
Robert Service (Author)
Provides a panorama of Russia in the modern age. This book discusses Russia's unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how the seven decades of communist rule which penetrated every aspect of life still continue to influence Russia today.
History
xli, 712 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
9780141037974, 0141037970
1104452544
Previous ed. published as A history of modern Russia, 2003