A Concise History of Russia, Paul Bushkovitch
A Concise History of Russia, Paul Bushkovitch
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A Concise History of Russia

Author: Paul Bushkovitch

Narrator: Adam Barr

Unabridged: 20 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/21/2022

Synopsis

Accessible to students, tourists, and general listeners alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art, and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy, and Mendeleev in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917 revolution, the resulting Soviet system, and the Cold War were a crucial part of Russian and world history, Bushkovitch presents earlier developments as more than just a prelude to Bolshevik power.

About Paul Bushkovitch

Paul Bushkovitch is a professor of history at Yale University, where he has taught for the past thirty-six years. He is the author of Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671-1725 (Cambridge University Press, 2001), Religion and Society in Russia: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (1991), and The Merchants of Moscow, 1580-1650 (Cambridge University Press, 1980). His articles have appeared in the Slavic Review, the Russian Review, Jahrbucher fur Geschichte Osteruopas, and Kritika. He is a member of the editorial board for the Cahier du Monde Russe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ana on November 04, 2020

El libro me gustó en general, lo disfruté, es quizá algo seco o hasta rígido, no sé, si bien su visión adusta, objetiva de los hechos que narra es algo que a final de cuentas se agradece. Es decir, el autor procura narrar los hechos sin dejarse tentar por ninguna de las partes, es un relato mesurado......more

Goodreads review by Mark on May 28, 2022

Russia’s history is long and complicated enough to render it almost indecipherable to an outsider. A pivotal event might be 300 years removed from its impetus, convoluting the analysis of both. The nation itself was restructured multiple times throughout history, giving Russia its own historical and......more

Goodreads review by Jeremiah on February 04, 2017

You may think the title is ironic once you pick this book up, but it successfully covers over a thousand years of reigns, revolutions, and Russian culture in a concise fashion. From the infamous czars like Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to renown cultural icons like Dostoevsky and Tolsto......more

Goodreads review by Simone on July 18, 2023

Un paese come la Russia, così complesso e tormentato, spesso incomprensibile per noi occidentali, ha bisogno di una straordinaria opera come questa per essere sviscerato e decifrato. Dalla Rus’ di Kiev fino a ai primi anni 2000, passando per tutti gli zar e la zarine che hanno trasformato un piccolo......more

Goodreads review by Andres Felipe on November 29, 2022

Este es uno de los libros más completos sobre la historia de Rusia, esto hace que cada aspectos de este país sea abordado de una gran manera, porqué el autor no solo se centra en la historia política de Rusia, sino que hay varios capítulos dedicados a la cultura, la sociedad y la economía del país h......more

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