Russian History Books

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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 29,651 ratings — published 1967
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A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 5,782 ratings — published 1996
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 107,842 ratings — published 2011
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The Romanovs, 1613-1918 The Romanovs, 1613-1918 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 15,973 ratings — published 2016
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Peter the Great: His Life and World Peter the Great: His Life and World (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 22,971 ratings — published 1980
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 119 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,024 ratings — published 2003
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,666 ratings — published 1995
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,833 ratings — published 2003
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged) The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
by (shelved 88 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 33,997 ratings — published 1973
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Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,317 ratings — published 2002
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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 24,253 ratings — published 2014
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,031 ratings — published 2017
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Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,254 ratings — published 1994
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Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,634 ratings — published
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,129 ratings — published 2007
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 40,471 ratings — published 1998
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Young Stalin Young Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,626 ratings — published 2007
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Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,641 ratings — published 1919
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,171 ratings — published 2010
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 360,071 ratings — published 1869
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The Crimean War: A History The Crimean War: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,089 ratings — published 2010
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 62,388 ratings — published 2019
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 48 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 21,266 ratings — published 2013
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Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,585 ratings — published 2017
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,166 ratings — published 2012
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The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,551 ratings — published 1982
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Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,071 ratings — published 2014
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The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,160 ratings — published 2009
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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,693 ratings — published 2017
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The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,479 ratings — published 1992
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Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,787 ratings — published 2012
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 123,368 ratings — published 1962
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.32 — 647,363 ratings — published 2016
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Lenin the Dictator Lenin the Dictator (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,702 ratings — published 2017
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The Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 929 ratings — published 1990
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History of the Russian Revolution History of the Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,874 ratings — published 1931
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Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,654 ratings — published 2022
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,019 ratings — published 2016
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Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,312 ratings — published 1999
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.40 — 63,624 ratings — published 1997
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The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,956 ratings — published 2017
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Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,604 ratings — published 2011
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,969 ratings — published 2010
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The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,902 ratings — published 2014
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The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 887 ratings — published 1986
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Khrushchev: The Man and His Era Khrushchev: The Man and His Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,701 ratings — published 2003
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A History of Russia A History of Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as russian-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,025 ratings — published 1962
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,083 ratings — published 2021
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The Story of Russia The Story of Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,557 ratings — published 2022
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as russian-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,943 ratings — published 2005
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“The Russians are fascinating, ingenious, creative, sentimental, warm-hearted, generous, obstinately courageous, endlessly tough, often devious, brutal and ruthless. Ordinary Russians firmly believe that they are warmer-hearted then others, more loyal to their friends, more willing to sacrifice themselves for the common good, more devoted to the fundamental truth of life. They give the credit to the Russian soul as broad and all embracing as the Russian land itself. Their passionate sense of Russia's greatness is paradoxically undermined by an underlying and corrosive pessimism and it is tempered by resentment that their country is insufficiently understood and respected by foreigners.”
Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past

“— Вы, должно быть, шутите, — воскликнул мой сосед справа, известный бруклинский раввин. — Не хотите же вы и впрямь сравнивать нескончаемые гонения на наш народ в царской России с полной свободой и равенством, которые мы имеем в Соединенных Штатах?

— Свобода и равенство! — повторил я медленно и задумался, зачем столь образованному человеку умышленно не видеть правды. — А скажите мне честно, вы когда-нибудь слышали, чтобы хотя бы один домовладелец в той безжалостной царской России отказался пустить на постой еврея?

— Вы ссылаетесь на то, что имеет место исключительно в этой снобистской части Манхэттена, — сказал он, немного вспыхнув. — Нельзя винить весь народ за невежество и тупость горстки домовладельцев.

— Нельзя, — согласился я, — да я и не собираюсь. Но что вы скажете о так называемых элитных колледжах Америки? О Гарварде, Принстоне, Йеле и многих других, и на восточном, и на западном побережье? Вы хотите сказать, что ваши юноши могут поступить в эти колледжи на равных правах с неевреями? А ваши клубы для избранных? Вы сможете меня убедить, что не существует барьеров, закрывающих людям вашего племени путь по меньшей мере в десяток клубов в Нью-Йорке, Филадельфии, Бостоне и Сан-Франциско? Я говорю об этих четырех мегаполисах только потому, что знаю их лучше, а не потому, что в других больших и малых городах положение иное.

— Ну что ж, пусть так, — сказал он примирительно, взглянув на остальных присутствующих. — Но эти колледжи и клубы поступают так не из-за антисемитизма. Просто, зная присущие нашему народу упорство и предприимчивость, там боятся, что полное отсутствие ограничений может создать большие трудности для нееврейских кандидатов.

Мне стоило расхохотаться. Он невольно повторил излюбленный аргумент главарей антисемитизма в России.”
Александр Михайлович Романов

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