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Intro to Russian History - HIS 231: Books in Begley Library

Non-Fiction

Below are examples of books in print about Russian history and politics that the Begley Library has available for patrons to borrow.  We have many other contemporary book on Russia, so please browse our catalog, or ask for assistance from a librarian at the reference desk.

Photograph of A Short History of Russia book cover by Mark Galeotti
Photograph of Russia resurrected: its power and purpose in a new global order by Kathryn Stoner
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Photograph of Ukraine and Russia by Paul D'anieri
Photograph of Putinism: Russia and its Future with the West by Walter Laqueur
Photograph of The invention of Russia: from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war by Arkady Ostrovsky
Photrograph of The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen

Fiction

Below are examples of novels written by acclaimed Russian authors.  The cover art may be different than what you'll find among our books, but the Begley Library does house these items.  We do have plenty of books from other Russian authors, so please feel free to browse our catalog or ask for assistance from the librarian at the reference desk.

Photograph of Fathers and sons by Ivan Turgenev
Photograph of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Photograph of The government inspector by Peter Raby
Photograph of Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Photograph of  The undiscovered Chekhov: forty-three new stories by Anton Chekhov
Photograph of Glory by Vladimir Nabokov