Lost Kingdom [electronic resource] : A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin
Serhii Plokhy2017
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An astonishingly wide-ranging history of Russian nationalism chronicling
Russia's yearning for Empire and how it has affected its politics for centuries
In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine.
While the world watched in outrage, this violation of national sovereignty was
in fact only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian
boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning
historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the merging of
imperialism and nationalism in Russia today by delving into its history.
Spanning over two thousand years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present
day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to
Vladimir Putin have exploited existing forms of identity, warfare and
territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy. A strikingly ambitious
book, Lost Kingdomchronicles the long and belligerent history of Russia's e...
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Author:
Serhii Plokhy, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241255582
Language:
English
BRN:
436467
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |