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A Listmania! list by Sally Wilton "Sally" (Bournemouth UK)
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Young Stalin
1.  Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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  "a great biography describing recently uncovered information - he was not all he seemed"
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Imperium
2.  Imperium by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "If you only read one book about the old USSR read this great book by my favourite travel writer of all time.  Some fantastic insights lots of stuff you would never have known in a million years."
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Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People
3.  Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People by Jonathan Dimbleby
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  "Much feted documentary about Russia.  Not sure that it is all that insightful but some lovely photography"
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The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)
4.  The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  "A great tome to keep you going the whole distance of the trans siberian railway"
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia (Penguin Historical Atlases)
5.  The Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia (Penguin Historical Atlases) by John Channon
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  "If you are going to read anything about Russia arm yourself with maps, you will need them as many places in the old USSR are virtually unknown to westerners"
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The Essential Tales of Chekhov
6.  The Essential Tales of Chekhov by A. P. Chekhov
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  "a fantastic short story writer evoking the real spirit of that bygone age"
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Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)
7.  Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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  "A great love story provoking the eternal question 'Do I follow my heart?'"
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
8.  A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
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  "Some quite poignant history in this charming book based on real life and some history too"
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
9.  Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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  "next on my list by the great writer Sebag Montefiore - I cant wait!!!"
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics) by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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  "I read this bleak one while still at school and the story still remains with me"
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Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazer)
11.  Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazer) by Bryn Thomas
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  "The one to buy for that journe of a lifetime - better than all the rest"
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World War II: Behind Closed Doors - Stalin, the Nazis and the West
12.  World War II: Behind Closed Doors - Stalin, the Nazis and the West by Laurence Rees
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  "New evidence of conspiracy between the Nazis and the Stalinists before the war.  A gripping read."
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Sally Wilton "Sally" (Bournemouth UK)
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Qualifications: Interested in Russia and the old Soviet Union
Last updated: 14/11/2008
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