Download or read book A History of Russia written by Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He explores a Russia that is fluid and transitional and full of possibilities and examines Russia's chance of becoming a more solid and stable country in the near future. The book updates existing coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political, and military events of Russia's past and includes a new chapter on the post-Gorbachev era as well as helpful updated bibliographies and reading source lists."--BOOK JACKET.