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Hosking Geoffrey: Russia and the Russians

Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: Geoffrey Hosking is one of the foremost historians of Russia and its people. The result of a lifetime's knowledge, this monumental and authoritative work has been acclaimed as the definitive single-volume history of Russia, tracing its story from the settlement of Kiev through to the present day. This second edition is updated throughout, with a new chapter on the recent role of Putin and…

Hosking Geoffrey: Russian History

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and vulnerable land frontiers. It has therefore had to devote much of its wealth to the armed forces, and the…