Russia and the Soviet Union, Ralph Racio
Russia and the Soviet Union, Ralph Racio
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Russia and the Soviet Union

Author: Ralph Racio

Narrator: Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/24/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

Recent events have made it clear that the Soviet Union is not a monolith; its a collection of nationalities, many with serious objections to union. The demise of communism holds great promise and great danger not only for the Soviets, but for the world. These tapes examine how the regions long history led to modern reality.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dylan on November 22, 2020

A short, readable introduction to the history of Russia. I found the outdated third edition at the thrift store, so for me the book stopped in 1994 with the fate of the post-Soviet states still unclear. I mainly wanted to read something that would help me get the main dates and rulers and other impor......more

Goodreads review by Julian on March 08, 2021

I'm planning a future long trip to Russia and neighboring countries, so thought I ought to start getting some idea of Russia's history. I knew quite a bit from the 1917 revolution onwards but was pretty sketchy before that. This is a decent primer on Russian history, I think others have said that it......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 02, 2018

Excellent and very readable book about the history of Russia up to the publication of the book in the late 1990s. The book is well organized; each chapter concerns one period in history with an introduction and a summary with the bibliography included at the end of the chapter. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Kati on May 07, 2021

This is an excellent introduction to Russia. Highly recommended. My one frustration is the author’s opinion on some things that seem like they don’t need an opinion. “There are no quality symphonies from this time”. Really? Objectively? Or just none that you find to be quality.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on February 09, 2018

Pretty good, great understanding, highly respectable work This would be a great 'first book on Russia Author's perspective is clearly American......more