Russia's Empires: Their Rise and Fall from Prehistory to Putin

Philip Longworth

ISBN 10: 0719565839 / ISBN 13: 9780719565830

Published by John Murray, London, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Russia's Empires: Their Rise and Fall from Prehistory to Putin
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719565839
• ISBN 13: 9780719565830
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1779446791.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 7680786
• Signed: 5/22/2026 10:46:31 AM
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Synopsis

Through the centuries, Russia has swung between successful expansionism, catastropic collapse and spectacular recovery. This illuminating history traces these cycles from the late Neolithic age to Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, and from the height of Communism to the truncated Russian Federation of today. The narrative takes in the magnificent cities of Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg, and stretches to Alaska in the east, to the Black Sea and the Ottoman Empire in the south, to the Baltic in the west and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, asking what the future holds for Russia and her neighbors.

About the Author

Philip Longworth is the author of seven books including The Cossacks and The Making of Eastern Europe. He was educated by the army and at the University of Oxford and was Professor of History at McGill University for nearly twenty years.