Buy primary and secondary school books online. Figes will shed light on significant historical moments including the crowning of 16-year-old Ivan the Terrible in a candlelit cathedral, Catherine the Great riding out in a green uniform to arrest her husband at his palace, and the bitter last days of the Romanovs.ĭrawing from his new book The Story of Russia, Figes will weave together the past and the present to provide an accurate picture of the country that threatens Ukraine and the liberal global order today. Figes explores the growth of the patrimonial autocracy and examines how much of the mechanics of the countrys autocracy, bureaucracy, military structure. THE STORY OF RUSSIA-ORLANDO FIGES Allbooks School Books delivery to your door. That's the argument that historian Orlando Figes will be making when he comes to Intelligence Squared on September 14 to reveal the vibrant characters that comprise Russia's rich history. To understand what Russia's future holds – to grasp what Putin's regime means for Russia and the world – we need to unravel the ideas and meanings of that history. Figes has written a fast paced short history of Russia from the Medieval period to the current (as of 2023) invasion of Ukraine. How the Russians came to tell their own national story, and to reinvent it as they went along, is a vital aspect of their history, their culture and beliefs. From the great storyteller of Russia, a spellbinding account of the stories. No other country has been so divided over its own past as Russia. Bloomsbury presents The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes, read by David Sibley.
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