Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historically Inevitable? | 2016 | Martin Sixsmith | Buy |
Historically Inevitable? is a 2016 anthology that brings together essays from historians, journalists, and Russia specialists to examine whether the major events of Russian history were unavoidable or could have taken different paths. The book considers turning points from the Revolution through the Soviet era and into the post-Soviet period.
Martin Sixsmith, drawing on his years covering Russia as a BBC correspondent and his own historical writing, contributes to the collection alongside other experts in Russian affairs. The anthology takes a counterfactual approach to history, asking “what if” questions that shed light on the forces and decisions that shaped Russia’s trajectory.