1st Edition

The Russian Tragedy: The Burden of History The Burden of History

By Hugh Ragsdale Copyright 1996
    322 Pages
    by Routledge

    322 Pages
    by Routledge

    This work provides an interpretive history of Russia from earliest times to today, recounting the story of Russia's past. It discusses Russia's strengths and weaknesses as a civilization, and the challenges posed by the contemporary effort to remake Russia.

    This work provides a guide to Mexico's political, social and economic issues. It offers coverage of events leading up to NAFTA as well as discussions on the political structure of Mexico and its implications for the future, including relations with the United States.

    Biography

    Hugh Ragsdale studied at the University of North Carolina (A.B.) and the University of Virginia (M.A., Ph.D.). A past recipient of awards from Fulbright, the International Research & Exchanges Board, and the American Council of Learned Societies, he has conducted research in the foreign affairs archives of London, Paris, Vienna, Copenhagen, and Stockholm, as well as Moscow. The Russian Tragedy is his fifth book on the history of Russia.