Download or read book Russia, 1855-1991 written by Peter Oxley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the AS/A2 examinations, this book focuses on exam-board selected topics. It covers almost 150 years of Russian history, from Alexander II, through Glasnost, to the modern times. It deals the period 1895 -1941, with separate chapters on the Russian Revolution, Lenin and Stalin.