History of Russia: A Captivating Guide to Russian History, Ivan the Terrible, The Russian Revolution and Cambridge Five

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of Russia, then keep reading...

Four captivating manuscripts in one
Russia, or the Russian Federation as it is officially known, is the world’s largest country and covers almost a sixth of the global landmass. The country is often associated with harsh climates and autocratic government. The shadow of communism and the Cold War continues to influence global attitudes towards Russia.

This new captivating history book serves as an overview of Russian history over the span of more than a millennium, from the foundation of the Russian state by the Viking prince Rurik in 862 AD until the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book
Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book
Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book
So if you want to learn more about the history of Russia, click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

372 pages, Paperback

Published May 27, 2019

Reviews

[Dollie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This history consisted of four books from the Captivating History series. Whenever I’ve read anything about Russia, most recently, The Road of Bones, I always wished I knew more about its history and I must say I did find this history, well, captivating. It was written almost as though it was a novel. I found it fascinating and disgusting all at the same time. People starving in the streets, but a princess owns 16,000 dresses??? People live in hovels while the tsar builds HUGE palaces and cathedrals. And the book on Ivan the Terrible was insane. I read enough Russian history that in the future when I read a book about Russia (and I have a few), hopefully I’ll know what’s going on. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this series.

[F. Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

We never studied Russian history in school. I knew by seeing pictures from the early 1900's that it was not always the dark depressing cold war Russia. The beauty of the Winter Palace and the Hermatige are unbelievable, would love to see them. Even Moscow with St Basils and the Kremlin are beautiful. So glad that the USSR didn't destroy this history like they did everything else.

[Dale Biagio · Rating 3 out of 5]

History of Russia: Way too brief, much more like a quick dates and names study guide.

Russian Revolution: Enjoyed

Cambridge Five: Enjoyed, didn’t know anything about them before.

[Mihai Pop · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok short start in the history of Russia, although there are much deeper materials out there.