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.
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