Bettie's votes on the list Best Russian History Books

Listopia > Bettie's votes on the list Best Russian History Books (37 Books)

1	Peter the Great: His Life and World by Frederick Davidson 4.16 avg rating — 23,219 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie 4.23 avg rating — 30,093 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power by Virginia Rounding (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,453 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II by Edvard Radzinsky 4.08 avg rating — 4,524 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4.33 avg rating — 35,510 ratings Bettie added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives by Alan Bullock 4.18 avg rating — 2,756 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Stalin's Nemesis: The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky by Bertrand M. Patenaude 3.93 avg rating — 152 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	My golden road from Samarkand by Jascha Golowanjuk 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army by Vasily Grossman 4.20 avg rating — 3,755 ratings Bettie added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy by Douglas Smith 4.08 avg rating — 1,823 ratings Bettie rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Imperium by Ryszard Kapuściński 4.36 avg rating — 8,011 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Twenty Letters To A Friend by Svetlana Alliluyeva 3.84 avg rating — 590 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Eclipse of Russia [1918] by Emile Joseph Dillon liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Bettie rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East by Martin Sixsmith 4.17 avg rating — 1,638 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Rasputin His Malignant Influence and his Assassination by Felix Yusupov 3.06 avg rating — 17 ratings Bettie added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz 4.24 avg rating — 22,276 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood by Eugenie Fraser 4.17 avg rating — 660 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev by Mark D. Steinberg 3.98 avg rating — 817 ratings Bettie rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Michael and Natasha: The Life and Love of Michael II, the Last of the Romanov Tsars by Rosemary Crawford 4.06 avg rating — 579 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	In Siberia by Colin Thubron 3.97 avg rating — 2,973 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life by Tom Reiss 3.92 avg rating — 2,999 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator by Solomon Volkov 4.03 avg rating — 198 ratings Bettie added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 3.94 avg rating — 108,841 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 4.25 avg rating — 4,460 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum 4.29 avg rating — 14,126 ratings Bettie added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13,438 ratings Bettie rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Great Terror: A Reassessment by Robert Conquest 4.14 avg rating — 1,216 ratings Bettie added it to wish-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Great Catherine: The Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia by Carolly Erickson 3.84 avg rating — 1,422 ratings Bettie rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Ivan the Terrible by Robert Payne 3.97 avg rating — 329 ratings Bettie added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 948 ratings Bettie added it to wish-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Rasputin File by Edvard Radzinsky 3.85 avg rating — 1,904 ratings Bettie added it to wish-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia by Benson Bobrick 4.09 avg rating — 166 ratings Bettie added it to maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Bloody White Baron by James Palmer 3.61 avg rating — 1,155 ratings Bettie added it to maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Cursed Days: Diary of a Revolution by Ivan Bunin 4.19 avg rating — 1,546 ratings Bettie added it to wish-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Leningrad: State of Siege by Michael Jones 4.20 avg rating — 747 ratings Bettie added it to maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum 4.08 avg rating — 7,411 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by M.J. Carter (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 4,360 ratings Bettie rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars