books.google.co.uk - The second volume of The Cambridge History of Russia covers the imperial period (1689-1917). It encompasses political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and military history. All the major Russian social groups have separate chapters and the volume also includes surveys on the non-Russian peoples...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Cambridge_History_of_Russia_Volume_2.html?id=NzR0cmnP3J8C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689-1917
