My list of great history books

MY LIST OF MUST-READ HISTORY BOOKS:




From Ruins of Empire by Pankaj Mishra


A People's Trajedy by Frank Dikotter


Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikotter


A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes


Lenin by Robert Service


In Defence of History by Richard J. Evans

GREAT BOOK: A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes

http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/1996/oct/06/featuresreview.review


AMAZING BOOK
looks at the story of individuals during the Russian Revolution


Although a heavy and thick book, it captures you and takes you from Nicholas II's reign to the Russian Civil War. Absolutely worth reading!