Russia : A 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East - Martin Sixsmith

Russia

A 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East

By: Martin Sixsmith

Paperback | 31 December 2013

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"Enjoyable and engaging" (Washington Post), Martin Sixsmith's Russia tells a 1,000-year chronicle of the Wild East.

As the BBC Moscow correspondent for almost 20 years, Martin Sixsmith presents Russia's full and fascinating story, from its foundation in the last years of the 10th century to the first years of the 21st, skillfully tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past. Covering politics, music, literature, and art, he explores the myths Russians have created from their history.

Russia is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complex political landscape of Russia and its unique place in the modern world.

Industry Reviews
"Sixsmith immerses readers in the Russian landscape and peoples with descriptions of places he's visited and quotations of poetry . . . Sixsmith effectively updates the continuities of Russian history, motivating readers to check out such scholarly surveys as Russia and the Russians, by Geoffrey Hosking."---"Booklist" "Among the many contemporary books about Russia, general readers are likely to choose Sixsmith's 600-page tome for its comprehensiveness and air of authority. As popular history, it is enjoyable and engaging."----Reading Behind the Lines, Russia "This entertaining, informative book presents a sweeping portrait of the entirety of Russian history from the founding of the first state on Russian soil in the ninth century to the present."--CHOICE ""Russia" delivers a thoroughly satisfying history a lively opinionated narrative." "Publishers Weekly" ""Russia, a 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East" has all the ingredients to become the leading popular history of Russia. Colloquial, personal and anecdotal in style . . . well researched and factually sound." "The Times Literary Supplement" "Sixsmith immerses readers in the Russian landscape and peoples with descriptions of places he's visited and quotations of poetry . . . Sixsmith effectively updates the continuities of Russian history, motivating readers to check out such scholarly surveys as Russia and the Russians, by Geoffrey Hosking." "Booklist" "Among the many contemporary books about Russia, general readers are likely to choose Sixsmith's 600-page tome for its comprehensiveness and air of authority. As popular history, it is enjoyable and engaging." Reading Behind the Lines, Russia "This entertaining, informative book presents a sweeping portrait of the entirety of Russian history from the founding of the first state on Russian soil in the ninth century to the present." CHOICE" ""Russia, a 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East" has all the ingredients to become the leading popular history of Russia. Colloquial, personal and anecdotal in style . . . well researched and factually sound."---"The Times Literary Supplement" Praise for the work of Martin Sixsmith:

"Martin Sixsmith brings out all the political drama (and literary resonance) of the ongoing confrontation between Putin and the imprisoned entrepreneur Mikhail Khodorkovsky."

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