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![]() No other country has reimagined its own story so often, in a perpetual effort to stay in step with the shifts of ruling ideologies.įrom the founding of Kievan Rus in the first millennium to Putin’s war against Ukraine, Orlando Figes explores the ideas that have guided Russia’s actions throughout its long and troubled existence. ![]() The Story of Russia is a fresh approach to the thousand years of Russia’s history, concerned as much with the ideas that have shaped how Russians think about their past as it is with the events and personalities comprising it. 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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Ruberg, Bonnie, editor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 Printed in the United States of America on acid-f ree paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Copyright 2017 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. 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