A History of Soviet Russia and Its Aftermath by M. K. Dziewanowski
For sophomore/graduate-level courses in History of Soviet Russia, and Russia Since the Revolution.
Widely hailed as the best concise history of Soviet Russia, and rich in maps, tables, and basic statistical data - this text offers holistic coverage of the last phase of the Tsarist regime, the ideololgical roots and origins of the Soviet regime, its establishment in power at the close of 1917, its evolution up to 1991, its disintegration, and the current Russian Federation.