The Horizon history of Russia,

by Ian Grey

Book by Grey, Ian

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Russia

404 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Ian Grey (5 May 1918 – 5 June 1996) was a New Zealand-born historian of Russian history.

He began his career as a lawyer, a member of the New South Wales Bar. In 1941 he joined the Australian navy and was posted at Naval Intelligence of the Admiralty in London, then serving in the Soviet Union as an officer. He served for two and a half years in the Russian north, acting as a liaison for British Destroyers of the Soviet Navy in the Arctic. He also served as Deputy Secretary-General and the editor of publications of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Headquarters Secretariat from 1966 until his retirement. In 1971 he established the Parliamentary Information and Reference Centre.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a lot to take in for someone just casually reading about Russia's past.

[Elana]

This book may not be the most in-depth or gripping Russian history testimonial, but it has breathtaing images, intriguing historical accounts, and explicit explanations. I would recommend it to anyone who is a serious scholar of Russian history, but who needs some additional help visualizing. It is both a panorama of Russian history from the ice age to Soviet times (the book was published in 1970) and a beautfiful "artbook", if you will.