Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Gre... Jun 20, 2009
David MacKenzie and Michael W. Curran, A History of Russia, the Soviet Union, and Beyond 4th Ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1993). The copyright of the article Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great Compared in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Crimea Scene Investigation Feb 24, 2009
The shared history of Russia and Ukraine is a double-edged sword. Over and over, people in Ukraineboth pro-Russian and pro-Westerntold me that Ukraine and Russia would never fight because of their close historical and cultural ties. (Slate)
Emancipation of the Serfs by Alexan... Feb 11, 2009
David MacKenzie and Michael W. Curran, A History of Russia, the Soviet Union, and Beyond (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1993 ... Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, A History of Russia 2nd Ed. (Oxford University Press, 1969). (Suite101.com)
Revolution By The Book Jan 19, 2008
In a guidebook on contemporary history for Russian high school teachers titled, A Modern History of Russia: 1945-2006, published last year, Stalin is portrayed as a strong leader - much like Otto von Bismarck in Germany - who united the nation. Stalin's excesses and purges barely find mention. (India Times, India)
HILLARY TEARS IN EYES... Jan 8, 2008
"It draws us towards primordial spiritual values uniting millions of people, values that play a special role in the history of Russia and nourish our national culture," Putin said. Putin has committed himself to the Orthodox faith despite his background in the KGB security service in the Soviet era, when Christianity was suppressed. (The Drudge Report)
Moscow loses sweet slice of history Dec 31, 2007
The closure marks the end of an era for the Red October factory, which has played a small but illuminating role in the history of Russia - and the Soviet Union. Founded in 1851 by a German sugar merchant, Theodore Ferdinand von Einem, the factory opened on its present site in 1870. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Putin Stokes Stalin Nostalgia to Build Support for Quest to Stay in Power Nov 29, 2007
The new teachers' manual -- ``A Modern History of Russia 1945-2006,'' -- refers to the purges without enumerating the victims, specifically mentioning only 2,000 killed in the late 1940s. While it calls Stalin's rule ``cruel'' and says he engaged in ``political repression,'' it also declares him the USSR's ``most successful leader'' because his tactics transformed the country into an industrialized counterweight to America's military and economic might. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Stalin: the man and the era Oct 30, 2007
Figes (author of "Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia" and "A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution") not only worked in archives, he created his own. "The Whisperers" is based largely on oral testimony and private papers from survivors of Stalinist repressions. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Election could yield ominous results Oct 5, 2007
wrote on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 AM:" What an awesome article, Bob, I couldn't agree with you more. The "gimme, gimmee" "Let the government do it" people who spout off and are all for the socialist reforms suggested by Hillary Clinton, should read the history of Russia and how the USSR was formed. They will see many correlations. Maybe they won't be so quick to champion her. ". Name. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Worried about Putin's Russia?: Read on Aug 21, 2007
There is nothing in the history of Russia since Ivan the Terrible to suggest that Putin is doing anything new. "Top-down" policies from the Kremlin have a thousand-year provenance. (International Herald Tribune)
Letter from Moscow Aug 16, 2007
The history guide, "A Modern History of Russia: 1945-2006," was presented at a conference for high school teachers where President Vladimir Putin spoke; the author, Aleksandr Filippov, is a deputy director of a Kremlin-connected think tank. Excerpts from the guide follow. (International Herald Tribune)
Facts about Ivan the Terrible Aug 16, 2007
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia. New York: Picador, 2002. (Suite101.com)
Book Review: 'Motherland': The Russian way of thinking Jul 28, 2007
A Philosophical History of Russia By Lesley Chamberlain 331 pages ... That is the question Lesley Chamberlain poses in "Motherland: A Philosophical History of Russia." The question is not new, nor are most of her answers. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Putin hails Sochi's victory in Olympic bid Jul 6, 2007
"Today is one of the happiest days in the current history of Russia" Medvedev said, "when the IOC decision was announced I felt a burst of joy and pride I did not experience for quite some time... I am overjoyed at this victory despite difficulties," he said, adding that Sochi was excellently represented at the IOC meeting. "Our president made a brilliant speech," he added. (Xinhuanet, China)
Iran's practical nationalism Jun 7, 2007
The history of the czars, actually the entire history of Russia, was discarded, relegated to the place of, as Leon Trotsky put it, "icons and cockroaches". The sources of inspiration for the revolution were outside Russian borders: the "prophet" Karl Marx was born in Germany, and the holy book - Das Kapital - was originally in a foreign tongue. (Asia Times Online)
Russian Orthodox Church ends 80-year split May 18, 2007
"We managed to prove to the world that we can recover and fortify our moral foundation, which for many years appeared to be irreparably damaged if not lost altogether. "This act of reunification will become one of the most important landmarks in the history of Russia and in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church," she said. "The Civil War is finally over. " MORE STORIES IN World TopJobs ADVERTISING: | | | | | | CHRONICLE: | | | | | | SERVICES: | | | | | | | | 00000000. (Houston Chronicle)
Russian media on Yeltsin era Apr 25, 2007
The person who has just left us played an outstanding role, a colossal role that is not as yet fully understood by us, in the history of Russia. At one of the sharpest turns in Russian history, he managed to avoid bloodshed, although many predicted that blood would be shed without fail. (BBC News)
>>A fly-by tour of Baltimore's trendiest district Feb 15, 2007
I saw books I had never seen before, like a history of Russia from the Neolithic age to the revolution--something I had been unable to find here in Fredericksburg. (Unfortunately, that book was also $40. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Fish: Soul-Shakers Feb 13, 2007
" Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash, and Hank Ballard are to the cultural revolutionaries of the long sixties what 1905 was to 1917 in the history of Russia. As John Lennon put it, "Before Elvis there was nothing. " Lou Rawls and Wilson Pickett, like James Brown and Ray Charles, stand, then, among the Prometheans of the cultural Petrograd in 1917. They helped shape the music of the 1960s and 1970s, each creating a variety of Soul Music in his own very unique way. I wrote in my tribute to Rawls and... (Zmag.org)
Belarus local elections end Jan 15, 2007
"From all the consultations and discussions, I have understood that we have different approaches and understandings of the building of a union state. "The Baltic gas pipeline - it's the most stupid plan in the history of Russia ... We've never talked about the possibility of the country's incorporation into Russia," Lukashenko said as he cast his vote in district elections. Lukashenko again accused Russia of being the guilty party in the oil transit dispute, which prompted a shut-down of the... (Aljazeera.Net)
