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recommended by journalists and historians

Last updated: October 30, 2025

    The best books on Soviet Law, recommended by Stephen Lucas

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    The best books on Soviet Law - Soviet Workers and the Collapse of Perestroika by Donald Filtzer

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    Soviet Workers and the Collapse of Perestroika
    by Donald Filtzer
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    The best books on Soviet Law - Lenin's Tomb by David Remnick

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    Lenin's Tomb
    by David Remnick
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    The best books on Soviet Law - The Socialist Offensive by R W Davies

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    The Socialist Offensive
    by R W Davies
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    The best books on Soviet Law - Communists and Their Law by John N Hazard

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    Communists and Their Law
    by John N Hazard
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    The best books on Soviet Law - The History of International Law in Russia 1647-1917 by V E Grabar

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    The History of International Law in Russia 1647-1917
    by V E Grabar

    • Dr Stephen Lucas is a partner in the banking group of an international law firm, Linklaters LLP and a student of Soviet law. He recommends books on communist legislation in the former USSR

  • The best books on Soviet Law - Soviet Workers and the Collapse of Perestroika by Donald Filtzer
  • The best books on Soviet Law - Lenin's Tomb by David Remnick
  • The best books on Soviet Law - The Socialist Offensive by R W Davies
  • The best books on Soviet Law - Communists and Their Law by John N Hazard
  • The best books on Soviet Law - The History of International Law in Russia 1647-1917 by V E Grabar

The best books on Soviet Law, recommended by Stephen Lucas

Dr Stephen Lucas is a partner in the banking group of an international law firm, Linklaters LLP and a student of Soviet law. He recommends books on communist legislation in the former USSR

The best books on Soviet Law, recommended by Stephen Lucas

    The best books on Revolutionary Russia, recommended by Thomas Keneally

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    The best books on Revolutionary Russia - A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution by Orlando Figes

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    A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution
    by Orlando Figes
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    The best books on Revolutionary Russia - My Childhood by Maxim Gorky

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    My Childhood
    by Maxim Gorky
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    The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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    Young Stalin
    by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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    The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Red Cavalry and Other Stories by Isaac Babel

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    Red Cavalry and Other Stories
    by Isaac Babel
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    The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Natasha’s Dance by Orlando Figes

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    Natasha’s Dance
    by Orlando Figes

    • Best-selling author Thomas Keneally explains that the Cold War biographies couldn’t afford to say that Stalin was attractive, or that Lenin was magnetic, but they were, because otherwise people wouldn't have followed them. He picks some great introductions to Revolutionary Russia.

  • The best books on Revolutionary Russia - A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution by Orlando Figes
  • The best books on Revolutionary Russia - My Childhood by Maxim Gorky
  • The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
  • The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Red Cavalry and Other Stories by Isaac Babel
  • The best books on Revolutionary Russia - Natasha’s Dance by Orlando Figes

The best books on Revolutionary Russia, recommended by Thomas Keneally

Best-selling author Thomas Keneally explains that the Cold War biographies couldn’t afford to say that Stalin was attractive, or that Lenin was magnetic, but they were, because otherwise people wouldn’t have followed them. He picks some great introductions to Revolutionary Russia.

The best books on Revolutionary Russia, recommended by Thomas Keneally
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