HOSKING Geoffrey A. <br/><br/>
Russian history :  a very short introduction / 
Geoffrey A. Hosking. 
 - Oxford ; New York :  Oxford University Press ,  2012. 
 - xvi, 154 pages : ill. ; 18 cm. 
 - Very short introductions ;  Vol.308 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and index. 
<br/><br/> In this Very Short Introduction Geoffrey Hosking, a leading international authority, illuminates the most important aspects of Russian history, from the struggle by the state to control society to its transformation into a multi-ethnic empire, Russia's relations with the West, and the post-Soviet era. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199580989 (pbk.) :  GBP7.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>RUSSIA --HISTORY<br/>SOVIET UNION --HISTORY<br/>RUSSIAN FEDERATION