Concise History of Imperial Russia

This book presents a concise history of Imperial Russia from the perspectives of geopolitics, system of government, social structure and military history. While eschewing any explicit grand generaliztions about the causes of that empire's demise in 1917, the author offers a fresh perspecive on its evolution and institutions. Many original maps help the reader follow the story of imperial expansion

Aceasta carte prezinta o istorie concisa a Rusiei Imperiale din perspectiva geopoliticii, a sistemului de guvernare, a structurii sociale si a istoriei militare. In timp ce evita orice mare explozie generala explicita despre cauzele mortii acelui imperiu in 1917, autorul ofera o noua perspectiva asupra evolutiei si institutiilor sale.