How long does it take to read A History of Russia?
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg
A History of Russia by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg takes about 13 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1963. 719 pages, about 197,725 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A History of Russia covers the span of the country's history, from ancient times to the post-communist present. Keeping with the hallmark of the text, Riasanovsky and Steinberg examine all aspects of Russia's history--political, international, military, economic, social, and cultural--with a commitment to objectivity, fairness, and balance, and to reflecting recent research and new trends in scholarly interpretation. New chapters on politics, society, and culture since 1991 explore Russia's complex experience after communism and discuss its chances of becoming a more stable and prosperous country in the future.
Subjects: History, Russia (federation), history, Soviet union, history, Social life and customs, Soviet Union -- History
