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RUSSIA A HISTORY
Third Edition
EDITED BY
GREGORY L. FREEZE
Oxford University Press
1. FROM KIEV TO MUSCOVY: THE BEGINNINGS TO 1450
Janet Martin
2. MUSCOVITE RUSSIA 1450–1598
Nancy Shields Kollmann
3. FROM MUSCOVY TOWARDS ST...
The history of Russia—from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin
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