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Author:   Mark Galeotti (New York University, New York, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9781472862501

ISBN 10:   1472862503
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Maps Author's Note Introduction Part 1: The Forging of Russia 1. The Making of the Rus' 2. The Wars of the Princes 3. The Northern Crusades 4. The Steppe Threat 5. The Storm from the East 6. Throwing off the Yoke Part 2: Forging an Empire 7. Ivan’s Musketeers 8. Times of Terror and Troubles 9. The Cossacks 10. The Conquest of Siberia Part 3: A European Power 11. Peter and his Navy 12. The Great Northern War 13. A European Power at Last 14. Tsarina versus Tsargrad Part 4: Triumph and Decline 15. Russia versus the Antichrist 16. Gendarme of Europe, Conqueror of the Margins 17. The Two Crimean Wars 18. Years of Decay 19. Apocalypse for an Empire Part 5: Red Star Rise and Fall 20. Red Victory 21. The Great Patriotic War 22. Cold War Part 6: Back to the Future 23. Bringing Russia ‘Off its Knees’ 24. Putin's Hubris 25. Conclusions Index

Reviews

Galeotti’s absorbing book shows how Putin’s Russia has been defined by endless wars against often more sophisticated neighbours and by its spluttering attempts to modernise itself in response. * Sir Rodric Braithwaite, former UK Ambassador to Russia * A well-informed, thoughtful and readable introduction to a vast, complex and immensely important subject. * Professor Dominic Lieven, author of 'Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia' * The battles, the geopolitics, the palace ideologies and intrigues are set forth in Mark Galeotti’s masterful and absorbing narrative. * Leon Aron, author of 'Riding the Tiger: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the Uses of War' * Confused policy-makers and curious students will benefit greatly from this impeccably researched and succinctly written account. * Professor Pavel Baev, Peace Research Institute Oslo * [Mark Galeotti] has produced what is not only a succinct tour d’horizon of Russia’s simultaneously rich and brutal history, but a real tour de force of analysis ... a masterful study. * Lord Lothian *

Author Information

Mark Galeotti is a scholar of Russian security affairs with a career spanning academia, government service and business. He heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy and is an Honorary Professor at University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies as well as holding fellowships with RUSI, the Council of Geostrategy and the Institute of International Relations Prague. He is the author of over 25 books including Putin's Wars (Osprey, 2022).

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