http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1/277-6181300-7629913?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Edvard%20Radzinsky&search-alias=books-uk&sort=relevancerank

>>5405
Thanks... He only goes up to the death of Stalin, I was hoping for something going up to more recent times, but thanks nonetheless, prior history is good too.

>>5404
Moshe Lewin's The Soviet Century is an excellent book by a former Red Army soldier. It has quite a strong focus on economics, and is written from a dirty bolshie perspective, if that puts you off though.

>>5407
>is written from a dirty bolshie perspective, if that puts you off though.

It does somewhat, the evil capitalist I am. I might get it anyway.

>>5404
I believe there are no satisfactory textbooks on modern russian history. But if you are intrested not only in facts, but also would like to feel the atmosphere, you should try books by Vladimir Sorokin.

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Plenty-Francis-Spufford/dp/1555976042

Read this to complement Sorokin.