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ItsRednaxlar t1_j7n0du9 wrote

Hi I’m doing a level history and would like wider reading for my course on Russia however my school only provides wider reading for China considering that we use it for coursework, I’m not prepared to pay for books considering I would only use a chapter of each book depending on a topic and would rather wide ranging opinions from historians to incorporate into my essay

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jrhooo t1_j7nrksb wrote

what part of Russian history are you looking for? Russian history covers a ton of ground.

I know you asked for a book, not a podcast, but if you just want some great familiarization in a coherent (but massive) timeline,

Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast (free) go straight to Season 10, which the Russian revolution from the leading before it (episode one starts 1864) about 100+ episodes later to the struggles of the USSR

(and FWIW, Duncan lists his sources on his website, so if you want to dig in yourself you get a good reading list)

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ItsRednaxlar t1_j7rs8ha wrote

From the years under Stalin, preferably looking into depth over his economic policies and the effects as well as overview of his leadership, also, thanks for the recommendation ill check it out

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