The History of Russia
Now in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half.

When first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as "clear, balanced, and insightful," by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler returns for a third edition, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.

The History of Russia: Third Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the czars to the Communist Era to the war with Ukraine, with particular emphasis on the process by which Vladimir Putin established a fully authoritarian state. In addition to a new chapter on the tumultuous era Russia has seen since the second edition published in 2009, this edition features an updated introduction and an expanded chapter on the return to authoritarianism.

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The History of Russia
Now in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half.

When first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as "clear, balanced, and insightful," by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler returns for a third edition, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.

The History of Russia: Third Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the czars to the Communist Era to the war with Ukraine, with particular emphasis on the process by which Vladimir Putin established a fully authoritarian state. In addition to a new chapter on the tumultuous era Russia has seen since the second edition published in 2009, this edition features an updated introduction and an expanded chapter on the return to authoritarianism.

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The History of Russia

The History of Russia

by Charles E. Ziegler
The History of Russia

The History of Russia

by Charles E. Ziegler

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Now in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half.

When first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as "clear, balanced, and insightful," by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler returns for a third edition, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.

The History of Russia: Third Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the czars to the Communist Era to the war with Ukraine, with particular emphasis on the process by which Vladimir Putin established a fully authoritarian state. In addition to a new chapter on the tumultuous era Russia has seen since the second edition published in 2009, this edition features an updated introduction and an expanded chapter on the return to authoritarianism.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798765136751
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/02/2026
Series: Histories of the Modern Nations
Edition description: 3rd ed.
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Charles E. Ziegler is professor of political science and university scholar at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Timeline of Historical Events

1. Russia and Its People
2. Kievan Russia and the Mongol Experience
3. Muscovite Russia, 1240–1613
4. Russia under the Romanovs: Empire and Expansion, 1613–1855
5. Reform, Reaction, and Revolution, 1855–1921
6. Building Communism, 1921–1953
7. De-Stalinization and Developed Socialism, 1953–1985
8. Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the Collapse of Communism
9. Russia's Search for Democracy: The Yeltsin Era
10. Return to Authoritarianism: Putin and Beyond
11. The Making of Modern Russia

Notable People in the History of Russia
Glossary of Selected Terms
Bibliographic Essays
Index

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