Studying Russian History and Culture

These scholars have agreed to comment on how they began their study of Russian history and culture. Their responses are also part of the HIS 241 / HIS 242, History of Russia I-II, course sequence at Northern Virginia Community College.

Samuel Baron, author of Plekhanov: Father of Russian Marxism (1963) [*.PDF file]. Also available as a *.doc.

Joseph Frank, author of Dostoevsky (5 vols., 1976-2002) [*.PDF file]. Also available as a *.doc.

Abbott Gleason, author of Young Russia (1980) [*.PDF file]. Also available as a *.doc.

Gary Hamburg, author of Russia's Path toward Enlightenment: Faith, Politics, and Reason, 1500-1801 (2016) Also available as PDF.

Robert Massie, author of Peter the Great: His Life and World (1986) [*.PDF file]. Also available as a *.doc.

Nicholas Riasanovsky, author of A History of Russia (7 editions, 1963-2005) [*.PDF file]. Also available as a *.doc.

Mark Steinberg, new co-author of A History of Russia (8th edition, 2011) [*.PDF file]. Forthcoming.