Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
American historian of Russia, longtime professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of the widely used textbook 'A History of Russia.'
Books
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1. A History Of Russia
A sweeping narrative of Russia from its medieval origins through imperial expansion, revolutionary upheaval, Soviet transformation, and post-Soviet transition, emphasizing the interplay of geography, autocracy, social structure, and cultural life. It traces how leaders, institutions, and popular movements shaped modernization, empire-building, and ideological conflict, while situating Russia's changing relationship with Europe and the world. The book balances political and diplomatic history with social, economic, and intellectual developments to explain continuities and ruptures across centuries.