Reviews for Russia and the Russians: A History

The average rating for Russia and the Russians: A History based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-03-11 00:00:00 Shawn Fraser Great survey of Russian history. I appreciate that it focused so much on questions of state-building, nationalism and arts & culture. I was less interested in the parts about religion, but I suppose they're part of a well-rounded overview. I especially liked discussion of the communist period policies, and it was funny to see policy makers loosen communism during a crisis, but lack the self-awareness needed to keep the reforms that worked. The one major improvement would be a glossary of the russian terms that are used, as I found myself forgetting them and having to go to the index to find the first page they were used on.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-27 00:00:00 Elizabeth Masterson Interesting and easy to read.