A History of Russia - 6th Edition Author:Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. Riasanovsky Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, the sixth edition of A History of Russia updates its extensive coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political, and military events of Russia's past. It includes a new chapter on the post-Gorbachev era as well as helpful updated bibliographies and reading source lis... more »ts. Examining the rise of Yeltsin, the nationalities question, and Russia's attempts to adapt to market capitalism, this sixth edition takes the study of Russia straight into the new millennium, continuing the book's nearly forty-year track record as the leader in the field.« less