| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Michael -- Alexis -- Fyodor III -- Ivan V -- Sophia as Regent -- Peter I (the Great) -- Catherine I -- Peter II -- Anna -- Ivan VI -- Elizabeth -- Peter III -- Catherine II (the Great) -- Paul -- Alexander I -- Nicholas I -- Alexander II -- Alexander III -- Nicholas II -- Kerensky -- Lenin -- Stalin -- Malenkov -- Khrushchev -- Brezhnev -- Andropov -- Chernenko -- Gorbachev -- Yeltsin -- Putin |
| Summary |
This reference work surveys the leaders of Russia and the Soviet Union- from Michael, the first Romanov tsar in 1613, through the creation and dissolution of the Soviet Union, to the present day President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. Chronologically arranged, these biographies paint a thorough yet succinct portrait of 30 leaders including discussion about the family and education of each ruler, important legislation, events, and wars under each leader's rule; and each leader's achievements and impact on Russia or the Soviet Union |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography
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Presidents -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
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HISTORY.
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Heads of state
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Kings and rulers
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003129
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Soviet Union -- History
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Russia (Federation) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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| Subject |
Russia (Federation)
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Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003025361 |
| ISBN |
0203505328 |
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9780203505328 |
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9786610288694 |
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6610288690 |
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9781579581329 |
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1579581323 |
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1280288698 |
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9781280288692 |
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