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The Best History Books to Take on Holiday
Suzannah Lipscomb, Historian
Our most recommended books
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A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution
by Orlando Figes -
Molotov’s Magic Lantern
by Rachel Polonsky -
Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair
by Simon Sebag Montefiore -
The Man Without a Face
by Masha Gessen -
History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides -
Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
by Isabel de Madariaga
