Giants of History: 10 Biographical Sketches of Important Figures in Russian and Soviet History

This book focuses on the lives of 10 figures from Russian and Soviet history that had an outsized influence on their nation, their people, and indeed the world.Each biographical sketch provides an easy to read, yet detailed look at what these people did to leave their mark on history, what they said, how they lived, who they interacted with, and how they died. The book is laid out in chronological order, which helps tie each biographical sketch together, forming a common, unified story throughout that helps provide greater context for each figure’s life.The ten biographies cover the following historical •Alexander II•Alexander Romanov•Alexander Kerensky•Grand Duke Nikolai•Tsar Nicholas II•Rasputin•Mikhail Bakunin •Friedrich Engels & Karl Marx•Vladimir Lenin•Joseph Stalin