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My favourite Russian Books and DVDs
Nicholas & AlexandraNicholas & Alexandra by Robert K Massie
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £0.94
Well written. Fascinating story. Must read for anyone interested in the period.
A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution, 1891-1924A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes
Buy new: £12.57 / Used from: £10.98
Huge but very readable and so full of info.
The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks)The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks) by Nicholas J. Brown
Buy new: £8.44 / Used from: £4.66
Excellent introduction to the language. I went from beginner to 'show off in front of non-Russian-speaking friends' in no time.
Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazeer)Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazeer) by Bryn Thomas
Buy used from: £19.44
A must for all armchair travellers. Might be useful if you do actually have the chance to make the trip as well.
Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics)Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
Great read, but also informative about the social basis of Russian society in the 19th century.
The House by the Dvina: A Russian ChildhoodThe House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood by Eugenie Fraser
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First recommended to me by my high school history teacher, and liked it so much I bought a copy myself. Gives a real personal viewpoint on the revoultion.
The Routledge Atlas of Russian History (Routledge Historical Atlases)The Routledge Atlas of Russian History (Routledge Historical Atlases) by Martin Gilbert
Buy used from: £14.00
I love looking at maps. This one is clear and full of information. Makes it much easier to understand history when you can see it evolving.
Rulers and Subjects: Government and People in Russia, 1801-1991Rulers and Subjects: Government and People in Russia, 1801-1991 by John Gooding
Buy new: £18.04 / Used from: £10.14
Good for understanding why the revolution came about, then what happened in the 20th century afterwards. And John Gooding was one of my lecturers, so I have to recommend this!
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics)One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics) by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Buy new: £5.19 / Used from: £0.01
Great story, and written from Solzhenitsyn's own experiences.
StalingradStalingrad by Antony Beevor
Buy used from: £0.70
Fascinating read.
Russia: A History, new editionRussia: A History, new edition
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £7.99
More of a textbook. Easy to pick a chapter you're interested in.
The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics)The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics) by Karl Marx
Buy used from: £0.07
No one can understand the Russian Revolution without reading this first.
Crimean War: 1853 - 1856 (Modern Wars)Crimean War: 1853 - 1856 (Modern Wars) by Winfried Baumgart
Buy used from: £65.00
Good account of the Crimean war. Something that I have to read more about.
Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution, 1881-1917 (Longman History of Russia)Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution, 1881-1917 (Longman History of Russia) by H. Rogger
Buy used from: £9.97
Fathers and Sons (Wordsworth Classics)Fathers and Sons (Wordsworth Classics) by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
Another novel which shows the changing of Russian politics.
Russian Ark [2003] [DVD]Russian Ark [2003] [DVD]
Buy new: £19.59 / Used from: £12.99
Fabulous cinematography, costumes. Wonderful to see the interiors of the Hermitage.
Nicholas And Alexandra [DVD] [1971]Nicholas And Alexandra [DVD] [1971]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.62
Not exactly historically accurate, but still fun to watch.