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This history of Russia spans beyond 2,000 years, and across a geographically vast and culturally diverse territory beyond our wildest contemporary imagination. Begin your journey through the great chronicle of Russian history with a wide selection of titles that scratch the surface of its depth and dynamism.

The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River

Janet Hartley explores the history of Russia through the Volga -- the longest river in Europe, stretching 3,500 km through the heart of Russia, from the 17th century to today.

The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River

$35.00

The Soviet Century

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution comes a classic history of the Soviet era, from 1917 to its fall.

The Soviet Century

$21.95

The Romanovs: Autocrats of all the Russias

Historian W. Bruce Lincoln presents a rare and in-depth portrait of the Romanovs, based on their own writings and those of the men and women who knew them.

The Romanovs: Autocrats of all the Russias

$25.00

The Romanov Sisters

This book captures the joy and poignancy of the daily lives of the young Romanov sisters, against the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia.

The Romanov Sisters

$18.99

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an intelligent and intrepid ruler.

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

$16.00

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

Dotted throughout Siberia are pianos -- telling the story of how music has run through the country like blood since the 18th century. How did they get there?

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

$27.00

Secret Lives of the Tsars

Michael Farquhar chronicles the Romanov Dynasty, whose three-hundred-year reign was remarkable for its shocking violence, spectacular excess, and unimaginable venality.

Secret Lives of the Tsars

$17.00

Russians in Alaska 1732-1867

Lydia Black presents a comprehensive story of the Russian presence in America from the point of view of social anthropology and ethnohistory.

Russians in Alaska 1732-1867

$29.95

Russian Revolutionary Posters

Constructivism, socialist advertising, and political satire are all represented in this collection from David King, from the period of the Russian Revolution.

Russian Revolutionary Posters

$26.95

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

From the Mongol hordes of the 13th century, the autocratic fists of successive tsars, to the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia's re-emergence as a superpower.

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

$21.95

Revolution 1989

Revolution 1989 is an authoritative account, by journalist Victor Sebestyen, of the few months, and the few ordinary people, that brought down the Soviet Union, and changed the world forever.

Revolution 1989

$18.95

Race to Save Romanovs

In this international bestseller, Helen Rappaport investigates the various plots and plans to save the Romanovs -- why they failed, and who was responsible.

Race to Save Romanovs

$28.99