New Books in History
Eric Lohr, “Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Unionâ€
Russians have a reputation for xenophobia, that is, it’s said they don’t much like foreigners. According to Eric Lohr‘s new book, Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Union (Harvard University Press, 2012), this reputation is at once deserved and undeserved.  It’s true that at various moments in Russian history, foreigners have not been permitted to enter [...]