Atlas of Russian History

The Russian History Atlas traces Russian history from the earliest days to the present. It covers not only the wars and expansions of Russia, but also many other aspects of its history; famine, trade, rebellion, places of exile, anarchists, the growth of revolutionary activity before 1917, the Revolution itself, Lenin's return to Russia, the early years of Communism, German plans for Russia during the Second World War, the Cuban missile crisis, Soviet-Chinese relations, and Soviet naval strength.

The book includes a wealth of factual material not usually associated with historical geography, such as the text of one of Stalin's few surviving personal communications - a postcard to his sister-in-law - and Lenin's telegram to the Bolsheviks in Sweden. Martin Gilbert has drafted each map individually to enable the maximum factual information to be included without using a separate page of text and has compiled an index that allows the reader to use the atlas as if it were a volume of narrative.

The Russian History Atlas is an indispensable guide for anyone wishing to understand the extraordinary range of Russian history and the wars and turmoils through which Russia has passed in over two thousand years.