Geoffrey hosking follows the countrys history from the slavs first emergence in the historical record in the sixth century ce to the russians persistent appearances in todays headlines. Russians too regarded it as their country, but that did not mean they were entirely happy with it. Not surprisingly considering the nations vast land mass, generally unforgiving climate. A very short introduction very short introductions paperback. He has written numerous books including beyond socialist realism holmes and meier, 1980, a history of the soviet union fontana press, 1992, russia and the russians penguin, 2001, and trust. Those seeking answers to these mysteries will welcome geoffrey hoskings latest work, russia and the russians, a massive survey that begins with the keivan rus in the ninth century and ends with vladimir putins arrival in the kremlin in 2000. Publication date 2001 topics russia history, soviet union history, russia federation history 1991publisher belknap press of harvard university press collection. Russia and the russians by geoffrey hosking, 9780674004733, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Russia by geoffrey hosking overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Hoskings is a monumental story of competing legacies, of an enormous power uneasily balanced between the ideas and realities of asian empire, european culture, and byzantine religion. Many westerners used to call the soviet union russia. In other words, russians behave just like us, except when they dont. Geoffrey hoskings most popular book is russia and the russians. Geoffrey hoskings landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view russian history by posing the apparently simple question.
From earliest times to the present geoffrey hosking 9780718193607. Art in the age of mass incarceration along with selected art from the. Philip marsden, spectator geoffrey hoskings landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view russian history by posing the apparently simple question. In this very short introduction, geoffrey hosking discusses all aspects of russian history, from the struggle by the state to control society pdf to the transformation of the nation into a multiethnic empire, russias relations with the west, and the postsoviet era. Russia and the russians geoffrey hosking harvard university. When geoffrey hosking was given the chair of russian history at. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read russia.
People and empire 15521917 geoffrey hosking london, harpercollins. Thus far, there has been no compendium on russian history that has had the insight, clarity or detail as hoskings second edition has. From earliest times to the present 01 by hosking, geoffrey isbn. People and empire, 15521917 and history of the soviet union 19171991. Geoffrey hosking is professor of russian history at university college london. The second edition covers the presidencies of vladimir putin and dmitrii medvedev and the struggle to make russia a viable functioning state for all its citizens. Russia and the russians by geoffrey hosking, 9780718193607, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Geoffrey hosking his books include the first socialist society. Chechnya, the tsarist and soviet legacies the end of the soviet era independent chechnya the first war the second war bibliography chechnya is a small, mountai vladimir zhirinovsky, vladimir volfovich zhirinovsky born 1946 led the extreme nationalist liberal democratic party of russia to surprising success in the russian parlia vasily. Geoffrey hosking, as he has amply shown elsewhere, is a historian who can draw a. A history has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Geoffrey hosking is one of the foremost historians of russia and its people. It traces the origins of the russians rus or varangians, their way of life, their struggle to find their place in european and asian history from the early 9th century to the breakup of the ussr up to putins election in 2000. It is easy to read, and explains russian concepts clearly. Rulers and victims, by geoffrey hosking the new york. His book is about the russia that never was, a threehundredyear. This journey this book has taken me on has been amazing. Russia and the russians by geoffrey hosking is a very different history of russia and its people.
Books by geoffrey hosking author of russia and the russians. His book is about the russia that never was, a threehundredyear history of empire building at. Geoffrey hosking born april 28, 1942, british historian. According to hosking, the development of the russian empire prevented the development of russia as a nation state. Geoffrey hosking was formerly professor of russian history at the school of slavonic and east european studies, ucl from 1984 to 2007. It continues with russias struggles with the mongols and the ottoman empire, and it chronicles the nations efforts to become a great european power. The soviet union crumbles and russia rises from the rubble, once again the great nationa perfect scenario, but for one point. Geoffrey hosking distills a deep knowledge of russian history and blends it with fresh research in his best book to date. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Also, it takes on count not just a linear version of russian history, but explains details about the russian culture and. He deftly weaves together politics, religion, and culture, and is unmatched in his analysis of soviet society under stalin. How do the russians define themselvesby geography, language, culture, or empire. And this, says the eminent historian geoffrey hosking, is at the heart of the russians dilemma today, as they grapple with the rudiments of nationhood.
An ambitious attempt to explain the essence of the russian people and their empire. Russia and the russians by geoffrey hosking waterstones. In his next book rulers and victims the russians in the soviet union, hosking examined aspects of this polarity in the soviet context. To put it simple, geoffrey hoskings russia and the russians is a book that details general aspects about russian history, but yet in a very comprehensive way. Of tsars and commissars history books the guardian. The admirals angry remarks neatly encapsulate several key themes in geoffrey hoskings new book. How did this happen, and what kind of russia emerged. One of hoskings main ideas follows on from his previous book, russia. In these books, hosking emphasized the polarity between the russian imperial idea denoted by the term rossia and russias ethnic nationhood defined by. Hoskings book is a great onevolume look at russian history.
Russia and the russians is a book for the serious student of history. In that work he argued that russias empirebuilding mission should be held responsible for much of what is commonly held to make the country distinctive and, in many peoples eyes, defective. Freda fuller coursey times record news 20010909 hoskings narrative is so compellingly and gracefully written and so meticulously researched that the reader will find an abundance of treasure. Finished geoffrey hoskings russia and the russians. Geoffrey hosking has 28 books on goodreads with 4290 ratings. From the carpathians in the west to the greater khingan range in the east, a huge, flat expanse dominates the eurasian continent.