History of Imperial Russia: A Layman’s Perspective

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This book has been composed with non-professional historians in mind. It contains information on Russia's history gathered from standard Russian history texts from the times of Slavic migrations into Eastern Europe through the period of Kievan Rus and its component princedoms and the development of one of them. It also contains information not usually seen in standard texts by the use of monographs that describe events in Russian history in great detail. English and Russian-language newspaper and magazine articles were also utilized as were commentaries by various individuals including the author. The collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917 is described in some detail. The book mention anti-Russian attitudes of the American press that have existed in the U.S. since the mid-19th century and how they affected the demise of the Russian monarchy. The last chapter is concerned with the establishment of the Soviet regime in Russia and how its severity compares to the tsarist empire.