British historian who wrote A People's Tragedy, The Whisperers, Natasha's Dance, and Crimea — providing accessible narrative histories of Revolutionary Russia, Soviet social history, and Russian cultural history — one of the most widely read popular historians of Russia.
Makes Russian history emotionally real for Western audiences — A People's Tragedy's account of the Russian Revolution through the eyes of participants creates a visceral understanding of why people embraced Bolshevism and what it cost them, combining archival depth with narrative skill.
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