A Short History of Russia


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(4.6 stars; 27 reviews)

A Short History of Russia by Lucy Cazalet is a helpful introduction to the people, places, and events that shaped Russia, the largest country in the world. While covering the bullet points of Russian history, the author expands to greater detail when talking about the people whose ideas and victories became the backbone of Russian culture and politics. The timeline of this book is the 9th century A.D. to 1906, when the country's first State Parliament (Duma or Дума) opened, but before the last Romanov Tsar, Nicholas II, was executed, and Revolution swept the entire country. (summary by VioletBleu) (2 hr 9 min)

Chapters

The Slavs 3:23 Read by VioletBleu
The Origin of Russia 6:08 Read by VioletBleu
Vladimir and His Successors 7:32 Read by VioletBleu
The Rise of the Princedom of Suzdal and of Novgorod the Great 7:25 Read by VioletBleu
The Tartar Invasion 3:50 Read by VioletBleu
Alexander Nevski, Daniel of Galich, and the Rise of Moscow 5:13 Read by VioletBleu
Dmitri Donskoi 3:17 Read by VioletBleu
The Downfall of Novgorod and the End of the Tartar Supremacy 4:39 Read by VioletBleu
Vasili III, 1505-33; Ivan IV, 1533-84 9:49 Read by VioletBleu
Feodor Ivanovich, 1584-98 3:44 Read by VioletBleu
Boris Godunov, 1598-1605; The False Dmitri, 1605-6 5:51 Read by VioletBleu
Vasili Shuiski, 1606-10 5:47 Read by VioletBleu
The First Romanov: Michael Feodorovich, 1612-45 4:52 Read by VioletBleu
Alexei Mikhailovich, 1645-76 5:14 Read by VioletBleu
Feodor Alexeyevich, 1676-82; Ivan V, 1682-96; Peter I, the Great,1682-1725 11:43 Read by VioletBleu
Catherine I, 1725-7; Peter II, 1727-1730; Anne, 1730-40 3:37 Read by VioletBleu
Ivan VI, 1740-1; Elizabeth, 1741-61; Peter III, 1761-2 3:23 Read by VioletBleu
Catherine II, 1762-96 7:44 Read by VioletBleu
Paul I, 1796-1801 2:48 Read by VioletBleu
Alexander I, 1801-25 6:32 Read by VioletBleu
Nicholas I, 1825-55 6:16 Read by VioletBleu
Alexander II, 1855-81 7:17 Read by VioletBleu
Alexander III, 1881-1894; Nicolas II, 1894- 2:56 Read by VioletBleu

Reviews


(5 stars)

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and found it very interesting. The reader was quite good.