Description
| Product ID: | 9780141983134 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Lost Kingdom |
| Subtitle: | A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin |
| Authors: | Author: Serhii Plokhy |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, Asian history, General and world history, Colonialism and imperialism, Nationalism, Asian history, History: earliest times to present day, Colonialism & imperialism, Nationalism, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), Russia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Brisk and thoughtful, this book could hardly be more timely' Dominic Sandbrook, BBC History Magazine, Books of the YearFrom a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and the prize-winning author of Chernobyl, the essential history of Russian imperialismIn 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 Kingdom chronicles the long and belligerent history of Russia's empire and nation-building quest. ''Brisk and thoughtful, this book could hardly be more timely'' Dominic Sandbrook, BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-06 |