Russian History

A Captivating Guide to the History of Russia, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasion, the Napoleonic Invasion, Reforms of Peter the Great, the Fall of the Soviet Union, and More

De: Captivating History

Narrado por: Desmond Manny

Discover the captivating history of Russia!

Russia, or the Russian Federation, as it is officially known, is the world’s largest country and covers almost a sixth of the global landmass. The country is often associated with harsh climates and autocratic government. The shadow of communism and the Cold War continues to influence global attitudes toward Russia.

This new Captivating History audiobook serves as an overview of Russian history over the span of more than a millennium, from the foundation of the Russian state by the Viking Prince Rurik in AD 862 until the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991.

In Russian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Russia, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasion, the Napoleonic Invasion, Reforms of Peter the Great, the Fall of the Soviet Union, and More, you will discover topics such as:

• The foundation of Rus
• The Christianization of Rus
• The fragmentation and subjugation of Rus
• The rise of Muscovy
• Overthrowing the Tatar yoke
• Gathering the Russian lands
• The birth of a dynasty
• The road to reform
• Imperial majesty
• Enlightened despotism
• Reform and reaction
• War and revolution
• Terror and upheaval
• The Great Patriotic War
• Cold War
• Reform and collapse
• And much, much more!

So, listen to this audiobook now if you want to discover more about the startling history of Russia!

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Wish it was more in-depth

While this was a good overview of Russian history, each segment was view brief with details few and far between. I easily got through this in a single afternoon which shows how much it rushed through the history of an entire country.

A Brief History To Start Off Your Learning

This was billed as a brief history and it certainly delivered on that. For a beginner to Russian History, as I am, this was a nice introductory book. It certainly leaves room for more in depth study with other books, which would be more focused on specific events or time periods.

I do have to say I found the narration lacking. I read a previous review calling it “robotic” and I certainly have to second it. In addition, he mispronounced many words. And not in a tomato/to-mah-to kind of way, but really straightforward things. Like mispronouncing the country of Belarus. Or the word debacle. Many other examples abound and it was a bit distracting.

Good organizing audiobook

Really easy to understand overview of Russian history. Will need a further reading of other texts to fully understand Russia and its peoples.

a brief but complete history

it was easy to follow. just a brief history but does an overview of it's history to modern times. well read. it's my first history of Russia so I'm happy with the introduction

Great Info!

Great info here, the tone of the reading gets kind of monotonous as it's "chipper-friendly" the whole time and not very conversational but as a whole Great listen.