Una historia breve de Rusia

Can anyone really understand Russia? Mark Galeotti, one of the world's leading experts on that country, proves it in this book by using the nation's fascinating history to illuminate its future. Russia is a country without natural borders, without a single ethnicity, without a true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is the "other" of all. But yet, it is also one of the most powerful nations on earth, a linchpin on the world stage with a rich history of war and peace, poets and revolutionaries. In this essential tour of the world's most misunderstood nation, Galeotti transcends myth to reach the heart of Russian history: from the country's formation and its earliest legends, such as Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the rise and fall of the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, Chernobyl and the end of the Soviet Union, as well as the arrival of a dark and cold politician named Vladimir Putin.