A Short History of Russia - Softcover

Parmele, Mary Platt

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9781530663200: A Short History of Russia

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ISBN 10: 1530663202 ISBN 13: 9781530663200

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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In A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele takes the reader on a survey of Russia’s rich past, from the state’s early dramatic beginnings to its struggle to control society, the transformation of the empire into a multi-ethnic empire, and beyond.

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Parmele’s books available from Cosimo Classics:
� The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of France
� The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of the United States
� A Short History of France
� A Short History of Germany
� A Short History of Spain
� A Short History of Rome and Italy
� A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

About the Author:

Mary Platt Parmele (1843-1911) was an American author and historian. She was born in Albany, New York and educated in New York. Her first marriage was to J. J. Agnew and her second marriage to Theodore W. Parmele. From 1892 she began contributing philosophical articles and short stories to reviews and magazines, and published Kingdom of the Invisible and Christian Science. However, her most successful books were a number of "Short History" books of various countries written in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her style is a flowing narrative that ties together the various historical events of a country in easy to read, comprehensive text.

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