A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele Books
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Belarus, Ukraine and Russia trace their roots to Kyivan Rus', a powerful state that was centered on the city of Kyiv, in contemporary Ukraine, that ruled over large territories now inhabited by Belorusians, Ukrainians, Russians and Poles. Under Volodymyr / Vladimir the Great, Kyivan Rus adopted Christianity in 988, and its rulers intermarried with western monarchs, however, in 1240 Batu Khan sacked its capital. Central and western Ukrainian lands, and Belorusian territories eventually came under the control of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Muscovy, and other territories that later became known as Russia (from 1721) became vassals of the Mongols, eventually throwing off that yoke, and expanding into the Russian Empire that by the 19th and early 20th centuries was clashing with other empires (French, German, British, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman) along its vast peripheries. Owing to previous lack of reform, World War 1 placed such pressure on the Russian Empire that it collapsed in the Russian Revolution, resulted in a number of new countries declaring independence, unleashing a number of wars of independence against White Russian and Russian Bolshevik forces. The Blosheviks defeated both the Whites and the Ukrainian National Republic by 1920, and in 1922 formed the Soviet Union, which was characterised by the brutal dictatorship of Stalin, which in 1933 resulted in millions of deaths in Ukraine due to starvation (the Holodomor), and in 1937, a million of victims during the Great Purge. In 1939 the Soviet-Nazi Pact began World War 2, through the joint Soviet-Nazi invasions, and dismemberment of Poland. In 1941 however, Nazi Germany attacked the USSR, and captured all the territories now covered by the Baltic States, Belarus, and Ukraine, as well as parts of European Russia. The Soviet Union, with massive material assistance from the West (e.g. delivery of 30,000 military aircraft) made a material contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany, although at the cost of millions of military and civilian deaths. The Soviet Union eventually collapsed in 1991 due to economic and social failure, the Baltic States, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and a number of other states achieving their independence.
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A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele Books
I have read other of Mary Platt Parmele's (1843-1911) histories. She writes in an entertaining witty style that I greatly enjoy.This book was originally published in 1899; this edition was published in 1907 with new section that draws on the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It therefore contains a perspective unblemished by foreknowledge of the Revolution of 1917 and subsequent Communist rule. Parmele's insights are those of the 19th Century, but she would not have been surprised by Lenin or Stalin and their excesses.
In her preface, Parmele says, "If this book seems to have departed from the proper ideal of historic narrative -- if it is the history of 'power', and not of a 'people' --it is because the Russian people have had no history yet. There has been no evolution of a Russian nation, but only of a vast governing system; and the words 'Russian Empire' stand for a majestic world-power in which the mass of its people have no part."
Her statement was prescient and perceptively anticipates the events of the 20th Century. At the time of this edition (1907) she optimistically hopes for positive change. She would not be surprised to find that she was, alas, wrong.
I highly recommend this book.
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A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele Books Reviews
This is an early work on Russia, written before 1917. I almost threw it away after reading the opening pages - the style was frivolous, off-handed and bordering on trivial. But the book improves, although the style remains rather light and the text lacks depth. It is a short history, however, so perhaps one shouldn't expect too much scholarship. The book does give quite a good potted history of the formative years of Russia, providing explanations for some of the features of modern Russia that might otherwise baffle the uniformed observer - the orientation of Russia toward the East, for example, rather than the West. In the end I enjoyed the read and the information it provided. But there are better histories of Russia and I would be looking into them before resorting to this particular book.
This is what it says, a history of Russia. The author and I differ on what short is however. Also, all images are located at the end of the book. It starts with earliest known records, through the wars, over the political unrest, most major events and reads very dryly. Overall, yes what the author says, but hard to swallow.
This was written with no reference to Russia's later communist experience. But what is clear is that whether we are talking about the various Czars or modern history Russia struggle with a strong tendency to violent suppression. It was always clear that the country had vast resources and potential, but they never seem(ed) to be able to pull it all together to get it right. Thus, whether under the Czars or the communists the common man suffered more often than not and still does.
This is about as dry and boring as any other history of Russia. She tries to squeeze too much into such a short book. The complexity of such a large history cannot adequately presented in such a condensed version. As the writing is well researched, it would be better used as a reference book but it has no index or glossary.
Pros free, interesting.
Cons ends unexpectedly at 1907 (or earlier)
This book was published in 1907, so Nicolas II is barely covered and you're out of luck if you want to read about the demise of the Romanovs or the revolutions. Having not looked at the publishing date, that was not clear to me until the author started to refer to "the current situation" which was obviously around 1900. I also think the author added her opinion at times that seemed odd for a history book.
I enjoyed reading this, it was not at all dry and textbook-ish. I found a lot of the information useful as I had never heard or read the majority of this history during my stint in public school. I recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, easy to follow, non politically correct version of Russian history.
If you like history, especially of European history, you will find this work very informative. It gives a good overview of Russia from the earliest of times to about the turn of the 20th century. Certainly some of the Slavic names are a little difficult, but it does a good job of putting things together chronologically so you have a feeling of knowing how the country has evolved into what we know of it today. There is enough detail provided that you can do additional reasearch based on Ms. Parmele's baseline. Not especially long considering the subject. Recommend to people who want to get a basic understanding of their history.
I have read other of Mary Platt Parmele's (1843-1911) histories. She writes in an entertaining witty style that I greatly enjoy.
This book was originally published in 1899; this edition was published in 1907 with new section that draws on the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It therefore contains a perspective unblemished by foreknowledge of the Revolution of 1917 and subsequent Communist rule. Parmele's insights are those of the 19th Century, but she would not have been surprised by Lenin or Stalin and their excesses.
In her preface, Parmele says, "If this book seems to have departed from the proper ideal of historic narrative -- if it is the history of 'power', and not of a 'people' --it is because the Russian people have had no history yet. There has been no evolution of a Russian nation, but only of a vast governing system; and the words 'Russian Empire' stand for a majestic world-power in which the mass of its people have no part."
Her statement was prescient and perceptively anticipates the events of the 20th Century. At the time of this edition (1907) she optimistically hopes for positive change. She would not be surprised to find that she was, alas, wrong.
I highly recommend this book.
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