A Short History of Russia by Mark Galeotti

Can anyone truly understand Russia Let one of the worlds leading experts show you how using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future. Russia is a country with no natural borders no single ethnos no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia it is everyones other. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth a master gameplayer on the global stage with a rich history of war and peace poets and revolutionaries. In this essential whistlestop tour of Hardback