A History of the Urals: Russia's Crucible from Early Empire to the Post-Soviet Era

by Paul Dukes and Paul Dukes

The Urals are best known as the boundary between Europe and Asia. A History of the Urals demonstrates the region's importance in its own right, as a crucible of Russia's defence industry in particular.

In the first English-language book to explore the subject fully, Paul Dukes examines the region's contribution to the power of the state in tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet times, offering a refreshing antidote to Moscow-centric interpretations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472573781
• ISBN13: 9781472573780
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"