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A review by moothemonster
Russia: A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East by Martin Sixsmith
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I can see why people criticise it for being too fast paced - if you're looking for an in depth focus, this book will not give it, but that's the nature of books that chronicle 1000 years. Additionally, the focus was a LOT more on 1917 onwards than on any time beforehand, but I didn't mind this - I'm reading from more of a political standpoint rather than a historical one, and I found it really interesting to see what led up to Russia being the way it is now, especially with the Ukrainian war now.