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Lost kingdom: a history of Russian nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin

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This is a 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 this book, 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.

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Allen Lane
0241255589 / 9780241255582
eBook (EPUB)
10/10/2017
England
English
256 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
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