Full name: Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

Author: Martin Sixsmith Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781468305012 1468305018

As the BBC Moscow correspondent for almost twenty years, Sixsmith tells Russia's full and fascinating story, from its foundation in the last years of the tenth century to the first 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, he explores the myths Russians have created from their history. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complex political landscape of Russia and its unique place in the modern world. Similar books: Russia and the Russians by Geoffrey Hosking The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Edward Crankshaw A History of Russia by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky Red Fortress by Catherine Merridale Empire of the Czar by Astolphe de Custine Land of the Firebird by Suzanne Massie The Icon and the Axe by James H. Billington Former People by Douglas Smith Russia and the Golden Horde by Charles J. Halperin Natasha's Dance by Orlando Figes In War's Dark Shadow by W. Bruce Lincoln The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore A History of Modern Russia by Robert Service Black Night, White Snow by Harrison E. Salisbury The New Russians by Hedrick Smith