A comprehensive and accessible history of the culture, people and politics of this vast and enigmatic nation.

List of Maps; Preface to the Second Edition; A Note to Students; Introduction; Part I. The Rus Era; Part II. The Mongols and the Rise of Moscow to 1533; Part III. Muscovy and Its Expansion, 1533-1689; Part IV. Early Imperial Russia, 1689-1855; Part V. Late Imperial Russia, 1855-1917; General Bibliography for Russia to 1917; Appendix A. Chronology; Appendix B: Rus/Russian Thinkers; Appendix C: Glossary; Index