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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four of the bestBy Jeffrey HuntingtonThis is a good summary of four of the best-known rebellions in Russia; out of the many hundreds that actually occurred. The reader should be warned that authorities do not necessarily agree on the course of events; and most accounts are politically tendentious.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. In-depth and fascinatingBy Mark SchaussDr. Avrich; who was my Russian history professor in 1976-77; has once again done a masterful job in telling the story of the four massive rebellions in the time of serfdom. He goes in-depth into the causes as well as the outcomes of the revolts. Unlike a number of other Russian historians; he does his homework and delivers an unbiased representation of the rebellions led by Bolotnikov; Razin; Bulavin and Pugachev.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Muscovite power in 1600-1800By Bartok KinskiThis is a fantastic read on specific dates in Russian history; whereby four principal characters rebelled against the Muscovite power in 1600-1800. Additional sociological perspectives are added to the military; geographic and cultural as well.Further reading:The Russian Civil War 1918-22 (Essential Histories) by David Bullock (Paperback)Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire; 1500-1800 by Michael Khodarkovsky
