Great Ages of Man - Rise of Russia (History Arts Ebook).pdf

Pdf / English / 1967 Time Life / 184 pages / 36.5 MB

Like most North Americans, my knowledge of Russian history is close to zero, and I can't critique the book's accuracy or compare it with other introductory surveys. It covers the period from the Varangian incursions through the reign of Peter the Great.

I did find it very interesting and enjoyable, and surprisingly free from overt bias, given that it was written in the middle of Cold War I, and issued by an ultra-conservative publisher. Wallace appears to be fair-minded and resists demonizing his subject. Anyone seeking non - Russophobic context for current events will find this old but still relevant book surprisingly useful.