A History of RussiaCarmichael's succinct and lucid study spans more than 1,000 years, from the misty origins of the ancient Russian state, through the Soviet Union of Mikhail Gorbachev. |
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The Beginnings to the Decline of Kiev | 1 |
The Mongols | 23 |
Ivan the Terrible | 45 |
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