# A Kingdom and a Village

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- Authors: [Simon A. Morrison](https://www.bookquiver.com/simon-a-morrison)
- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: audio
- Length: 15 h 49 min
- ISBN: 978-15-2994-722-9
- Published: 2026-03-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 15 h 49 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics Moscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and fifty million people, some thirteen million of whom live in the capital. A Kingdom and a Village vividly brings to life Russia’s heart and soul, tracing its transformation from a ‘big village’ into a metropolis of vast geopolitical import. It is a stranger-than-fiction arc. The last century alone has featured invasions and battles, the destruction and reconstruction of sacred landmarks, and the collapse of the Soviet republic – not to mention the rise of an authoritarian leader who is a keen student of Russian history. Morrison reaches back to the city’s founding as a fortress on a river nearly a millennium ago. In the following centuries, any number of external forces – from Tatar Mongols and Swedes to Napoleon and Hitler – set their sights on Moscow, bolstering its self-conception as a glittering prize and site of perpetual defence and resurrection. Understanding Moscow not only unlocks the spellbinding mysteries of Russia’s past, but also the grim logic of its present. A Kingdom and a Village is an essential guide to a people and a nation. 'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov ‘Every page pulses with individual stories and historical insights' MARK GALEOTTI, author of A Short History of Russia ‘Morrison is the perfect biographer of Moscow’ SHAUN WALKER, author of The Illegals © Simon Morrison 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026