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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
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The Enigma of 1989: The USSR and the Liberation of Eastern Europe
Jacques Lévesque (trans. Keith Martin) -
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway
by David Satter -
The History of International Law in Russia 1647-1917
by V E Grabar
