Table of Contents

1. The Environment: Ice box and El Dorado 2. The Russian Conquest: Invasion and Assimilation 3. The 18th Century: Exploration and Exploitation 4. The 19th Century: Russian America, Reform and Regionalism 5. The Native Peoples: Vanquished and Victims 6. 'Fetters in the Snow': The Siberian Exile System 7. The Last Tsar of Siberia: Railroad, Revolution and Mass Migration 8. Red Siberia: Revolution and Civil War 9. Siberia under Stalin: Growth, Gulag and the Great Patriotic War 10. Modern Siberia: Boom, BAM and Beyond

Promotional Information

This is the first work to address the whole span - chronologically and thematically - of the development of Siberia and its role in both a Russian and global context. It is also the first work to present history from the view of Siberians themselves. Beautifully written, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Russia and Siberia.

About the Author

Alan Wood is Visiting Research Fellow in Russian History at Lancaster University and founder-editor of the journal SIBIRICA

Reviews

Alan is one of those rare scholars who combines serious scholarship with a fabulous sense of humor and a brilliant, animated prose.
*Victor Mote, University of Houston*

Professor Wood has done a great service in providing a concise history of one of the most significant regions of Russia...The book is thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and full of fascinating vignettes.
*Jeremy Smith, University of Eastern Finland*

The book is a fascinating and accessible study of a relatively unknown subject. I found the work gripping...my impression is that this will become a standard work on the subject.
*Richard Sakwa, University of Kent*

Alan Wood is a legendary figure of the western branch of Siberian studies . . . [His] prose is brilliant. The book is easy to read, interesting and full of humour.
*Europe-Asia Studies*