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The revised edition of Companion to Russian History (Facts on File, 1983). A comprehensive reference with some 2,500 brief, alphabetical entries on the people, events, trends, movements, and institutions that have shaped the political and cultural landscape of Russia from the ninth century to the present. Includes a select bibliography, an 11-page map section and an 11-page chronology (current through December 1991). Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Library Journal Review

In this comprehensive, much-revised version of his Companion to Russian History ( LJ 3/1/84), Paxton provides an A-Z encyclopedia on post-Soviet Russia and the now sovereign nations that were once its republics. The period encompassed is vast, ranging from the tenth century to 1989. Included are all former republics, now independent states/countries (e.g., Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan among others), which are, tragically, flashpoints in the region fraught with violent nationalistic conflict. Contained in the work are 2500 entries (including maps), covering 1000 years of history. The work is a gazetteer, atlas, chronology, who's who, and dictionary, with a selected bibliography and suggestions for further reading. This first-rate reference monograph will prove an invaluable asset for scholars of Russian literature--no political position is taken or judgment rendered--yet it suceeds in its aim to reach as wide a general readership as possible. Recommended for academic libraries and all reference collections.-- Thomas G. Anton, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

The principle of selection for the 2,500 entries included in this volume, which covers 100 years of Russian history, is regrettably nebulous. More than a third of the entries describe geographic places, the historical significance of which is in many cases left unexplained. Further, a number of entries have been provided for non-Russians (e.g., John Kennedy and Alexander Dubcek--but none for Hitler!) about whom readers can easily find information elsewhere. Consequently, all entries, including those central to Russian history, are so brief they frequently fail to yield adequate information. One can find even downright misleading facts in this work: e.g., Niznhyy-Novgorod is not on Lake Ilmen; Udmurts do not speak Finnish; the SALT talks began in 1969, not in 1972. Separate chronology, map, and bibliography sections are provided. Library users with access to the ongoing Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet history (v.1, CH, Jul'76) with its more substantial and authoritative entries, have no need to consult this work, which is perhaps best left for libraries unable to afford the bigger set, projected at 55 volumes. L. Siegelbaum; Michigan State University

Booklist Review

This is a revision of Paxton's Companion to Russian History (Facts On File, 1983). The content and format are similar to the first edition, with articles updated through 1991, including population statistics. A few entries are current to 1993 (the death of Rudolf Nureyev), and additional entries have been added, including one on the dissident Natan Shcharansky. Errors found in the first edition (entries for Chmielnicki, Bogdan and Khmelnitsky, Bogdan, the same person) have not been corrected. A chronology, bibliography, and maps still follow the alphabetical listings. The 11 maps are different and less useful than those in the first edition. There is no cross-reference from the entry Sealed Train to the map of Lenin's "sealed train" journey of 1917 in the map section. Paxton's one-volume encyclopedia is a first stop for concise, current information on people, places, and events. The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History (Academic International Press, 1976-1993), with a nine-volume supplement completed in 1993, remains the definitive English-language source on the history of the Soviet Union. (Reviewed Jan. 15, 1994)

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John Paxton was the editor the Statesman's Yearbook from 1969 to 1990 and has written many books about European Communities including the Developing Common Market (Macmillan 1976), and A Dict'onary of the European Communities (Macmillan, 2nd ed., 1982)..