Recommendation for book on Russian history

[Benjamin Rifkin]

Dear SEELANGers:

I am developing a course on Russian history as reflected in Russian literature and film (course to be taught in translation, all readings in translation.)

I am looking for a good and short textbook on Russian history in English. I would appreciate any suggestions.

I know that recently a couple of books were mentioned (Armageddon Averted and Russia In Search of Itself) as relevant for a course on Contemporary Russia, but I'm looking for something that would provide students with background for reading Slovo o polku Igoreve and Kapitanskaia dochka, as well as excerpts from War & Peace, etc.

Thanks for any suggestions:  please write me off list and I will summarize for the list.

Sincerely,

Ben Rifkin

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Benjamin Rifkin
Professor of Russian and
Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
voice (215) 204 1816
fax (215) 204 3731
brifkin at temple.edu
www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin

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