Bibliograph

A short history of Russia, how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin, Mark Galeotti

Type

Label

A short history of Russia, how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin, Mark Galeotti

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A short history of Russia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1161971926

Responsibility statement

Mark Galeotti

Sub title

how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin

Summary

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 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

Target audience

adult

Classification