The history of Austria. Exclusive gift book in leather binding.

This book describes the history of the Austrian lands from ancient times to the present day. Their development is considered in the complex context of the historical destinies of medieval Germany, the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy and Europe as a whole. In the author's field of view — the formation of the complex of hereditary lands of the Habsburg dynasty in the German Southeast, their place in Europe of the Middle Ages and early Modern times, the formation and collapse of Austria-Hungary, the tragic fate of the First Republic and the political life of the Second Republic. Special attention is paid to the issues of social and gender history, as well as coverage of the main trends in the field of culture. The book is addressed to all readers interested in the history of the Central European region.