The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It, by Mark B. Smith Book of the week: Lara Douds applauds a brilliant dissection of Western prejudices about the Russians By Lara Douds 19 September
A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada, by Edyta Bojanowska This impressive account of the Russian empire draws on several disciplines, writes Lara Douds By Lara Douds 31 May
Lost Kingdom: A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Putin, by Serhii Plokhy Book of the week: Russia’s power plays with its neighbours may be tied to its lack of civic maturity, says Lara Douds By Lara Douds 1 March
