- Paperback: 570 pages
- Publisher: Harvard University Press (30 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0674781198
- ISBN-13: 978-0674781191
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 995,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Hosking’s book is a tour de force of historical argument, vividly written [and] courageously argumentative.’ Michael Ignatieff, Observer
‘Brilliant…an elegantly written, humane and rigorous work of empirical history.’ Michael Burleigh, Independent on Sunday
‘“Russia: People and Empire” is the most interesting and authoritative account of Russian imperial history in English. It is a masterful synthesis, intelligent and lucid, passionately argumentative, but always fair, which should be read by everyone who wants to understand the origins of Russia’s predicament today.’ Orlando Figes, The Times
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This work contains the thesis that the needs of Russia's empire prevented the creation of a Russian nation and shows how the forces of nationalism and imperialism have long been set on a collision course. It explores the role of language, religion and geography in shaping Russian history.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This volume is so much more than a history of Russia under the Tsars. It is an elegantly argued, masterful analysis of why Russia developed the way it did and as such essential for those seeking to understand post 1917 Soviet history and also modern day Russia. I studied as a postgraduate under Geoffrey Hosking as SSEES when this book was published and was impressed by how openminded he was considering how compelling his analysis always is. A great historian.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Hosking gives an interesting survey of 400 years of the peculiar history of Russia. It is no mean feat to review several centuries of the diverse history of a country so large but Hosking does so with a lucid account that is made up of both narrative and thematic approaches. Herein lies the strength - the book sets the scene with a quick romp through the key events of the age (although sometimes too quickly) and follows it up with a series of well selected chapters on aspects of Russian society before taking a more in depth look at the story that leads up to 1917. The book is extremely useful in giving the long-term background to the events of 1917 and is invaluable for anyone who wants a clear overview of Russian history since the early modern era. Although the book is authoritative, it sometimes lacks the illumination that anecdotes can shed on topics that can be, at times, heavy reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I have found this is just the book to ease me into the subject of Russia. It is well structured, coherent, and with sufficient detail and clarity to keep me reading on... It is a fairly easy read - if the radio is not blaring in the background. Thanks to this book I have a significant new interest - Russia!
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