Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassiePeter the Great by Robert K. MassieGulag by Anne Applebaum
Best Russian History Books
33rd out of 563 books — 388 voters
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAnimal Farm by George OrwellBloodlands by Timothy SnyderGulag by Anne ApplebaumDarkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Communist Genocide
51st out of 202 books — 58 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellStalin by Simon Sebag MontefioreThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Stalinist Russia
34th out of 154 books — 50 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovStalin by Simon Sebag MontefioreNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieVoices from Chernobyl by Svetlana AlexievichThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Russian History and Literature Books
34th out of 85 books — 39 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Russia House by John le CarréA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterAmerica's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Name of a Country in the Title
27th out of 299 books — 28 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovDead Souls by Nikolai GogolOblomov by Ivan GoncharovA Hero of Our Time by Mikhail LermontovFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
A Russian reading list for the next two years
193rd out of 211 books — 31 voters

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya von BremzenThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovNatasha's Dance by Orlando FigesEastern Approaches by Fitzroy MacleanMoscow, 1937 by Karl Schlögel
America and Russia 1937
6th out of 23 books — 3 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
4647th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenCancer Ward by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-Hwan
The Gulag Medley
106th out of 220 books — 52 voters

Capitalism for Democrats by Martin Lowy1984 by George OrwellThe United States Constitution by Founding FathersAntisemitism by Deborah E. LipstadtCop Under Fire by David Clarke Jr.
Valuable Historical and Political Reads
73rd out of 142 books — 13 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellWitness by Whittaker ChambersThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Criticism of Socialism/Communism
132nd out of 160 books — 13 voters