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A Short History of Russia

A Short History of Russia

Parmele, Mary Platt

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Eastern European HistoryGeneral World HistoryRussian History

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ISBN10: 7135872339
ISBN13: 9787135872337
Publisher: Medina Books
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Short History of Russia by Mary Platt Parmele is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work aims to explore the evolu tion of Russia as a political power rather than its development as a cohesive nation, focusing on the interplay of its governing structures and cultural in fluences throughout history. The author seeks to unpack the complexities of Russia's vast empire, highlighting the challenges and contradictions faced by its people under various regimes. The opening of the narrative intro duces readers to the author's perspective on Russia's unique geographical and socio-political context. It begins by discussing Russia's natural condi tions, asserting that its diverse landscape influenced the formation of its so ciety. The text suggests that Russia's history has largely been that of a ruling power contrasted with a subdued populace, underscoring the evolving dy namicsofgovernanceandthe significantforeign influences thathaveshaped the nation. Parmele addresses the challenges faced by the Russian people, including invasions and conflicts, laying the groundwork for further explo ration of Russia's historical complexities in the chapters to come the topography of a country is to some extent a prophecy of its future. HadtherebeennoMississippicoursingforthreethousandmilesthrough theNorthAmericanContinent, noOhioandMissouribisectingitfromeast to west, no great inland seas indenting and watering it, no fertile prairies stretching across its vast areas, how different would have been the history of our ownland. Russia is the strange product of strange physical conditions. Nature was not in impetuous mood when she created this greater half of Europe, nor was she generous, except in the matter of space. She was slow, sluggish, but inexorable. No volcanic energies threw up rocky ridges and ramparts in Titanic rage, and then repentantly clothed them with lovely verdure as in Spain, Italy, and elsewhere. No hungry sea rushed in and tore her coast into fragments. It would seem to have been just a cold-blooded experiment in subjecting a vast region to the most rigorous and least generous conditions possible, leaving it unshielded alike from Polar winds in winter or scorch ing heat in summer, divesting it of beauty and of charm, and then casting

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