Would someone recommend a very good History of Russia book? I am looking for a complete history-definitive, seems to be very difficult to find a good quality title.
First of all, some good books on modern Russia (in English) are found in this subreddit's book list.
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As I recently wrote in: Book recommendations on Russia from 1263 - 1917?, the good quality Anglophone title of Russian History should also be the series of Cambridge History of Russia (3 vols).
On the other hand, alternative good academic series of Russian history from Longman-Pearson (now merged with Routledge), books of Longman History of Russia were published largely in 1980s and in 1990s, so, while they are mainly single-authored and more readable than Cambridge's, they might show its age/