Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

“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 cr...