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Short synopsis there is an increasing realization that our knowledge of world historyand how it all fits togetheris far from perfect. Newly updated on the 100th anniversary of the bolshevik revolution, it covers the growing political tensions between russia and its neighbors, and the mounting divergence between russian and u. Explore books by christopher lascelles with our selection at. Christopher lascelles was born in london in 1971 and studied modern languages at st andrews university in scotland.
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