I. Early history : from the medieval to imperial period. The era of Vladimir I / Janet Martin, Medieval Russia, 980-1584 -- The foundations of Russian culture and art / Souren Melikian, the New York Times ; Peter I, Czar of Russia / Columbia electronic encyclopedia, 6th ed. ; The emancipation of the Russian serfs, 1861 / Michael Lynch, History review -- II. Revolutionary Russia and the early Soviet Union. Witnessing a revolution / Charlotte Alston, History today ; 'Bloody Sunday' in St. Petersburg: January 22nd, 1905 / Richard Cavendish, History today ; The world according to Marx / Rupert J. Taylor, Canada and the world backgrounder ; Russia and World War One / Chris Trueman, History learning site ; Lenin in power / Russel Tarr, History review ; Reinventing Stalin / Rebecca Reich, The new leader -- III. From Soviet Union to Soviet collapse. Russia reflects on sixty-five years since the Soviet Union's World War Two victory / Alexander Mekhanik, Expert magazine ; Stalin denounced by Nikita Krushchev: February 25, 1956 / History today ; When the Cold War almost turned hot / Albin F. Irzyk, Army magazine ; Saving Russia's armpit / Anne Applebaum, Slate magazine ; Death of a writer / Anne Applebaum, Slate magazine ; When Gorbachev took charge / Archie Brown, International herald tribune --
IV. After the fall: post-Soviet Russia. The road from 1989 / John O'Sullivan, National review ; Russia's flawed hero / Lynn Berry, Wilson quarterly ; Forged in fire: witnessing the rise of iron rule in Russia / Fred Weir, Walrus ; The Kremlin begs to differ / Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders, National interest ; The next silicon valley / Brett Forrest, Fortune ; Russia and U.S. sign nuclear arms pact / Peter Baker and Dan Bilefsky, The New York times
V. "A riddle wrapped in a mystery": inside contemporary Russia. Moscow never sleeps / Martin Cruz Smith, National Geographic ; The Moscow bombings don't matter / Julia Ioffe, Foreign policy ; Why are Chechens so angry? / Oliver Bullough, Transitions online ; Russia fears embrace of giant Eastern neighbour / Luke Harding, The observer ; Restlessness in Russia's western out post / Michael Schwirtz, The New York times ; Where the salmon rule / David Quammen, National geographic.
