Mark Galeotti
1) A short history of Russia: how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon's French to Hitler's Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders. In a In a Short history of Russia, Mark Galeotti explores the history of this fascinating,...
Author
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries...
