History of Russia

A History of Russia traces the country's development from the early Slavic and Kievan periods through the Mongol era, Muscovite state, imperial Russia under the Romanovs, the revolutions of 1917, the Soviet period, and the post-communist present. Written by historians Nicholas V. Riasanovsky and Mark D. Steinberg, the book covers political, military, economic, social, and cultural history, aiming for balance across competing interpretations and incorporating current scholarship.

Widely used as a university textbook, it is organized chronologically and addresses major turning points including the reign of Peter the Great, the era of Catherine the Great, the Napoleonic Wars, the emancipation of the serfs, the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.