PART ONE: MEDIEVAL RUSSIA: KIEV TO MOSCOW: Introduction -- The construction and collapse of Kiev, 882-1240 -- Invasion and disunity, 1240-1462 -- Consolidation under Moscow, 1462-1645 -- PART TWO: MODERN RUSSIA: THE TSARIST EMPIRE: Introduction -- The foundation of the Russian empire, 1645-1698 -- The completion of the structure, 1698-1761 -- Enlightened absolutism, 1761-1801 -- Russian nationalism, 1801-1855 -- The emancipation, and after, 1855-1894 -- Russian imperialism, 1894-1917 -- PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA: THE SOVIET UNION: -- Introduction -- The Russian revolution, 1917-1921 -- The consolidation of the Soviet Union, 1917-1929 -- The construction of Soviet socialism, 1929-1941 -- War and reconstruction, 1941-1953 -- The establishment of Soviet superpower, 1953-1964 -- Problems of coexistence, competition and convergence since 1964.