I: Inventing Russia. The birth of the Tsardom ; The third Rome ; The imperial nation

II: The reunification of Rusʹ. The enlightened Empress ; The Polish challenge ; The battle for the borderlands

III: The tripartite nation. The advent of Ukraine ; Great, Little, and White ; Killing the language

IV: The revolution of nations. The people's song ; The fall of the monarchy ; The Russian revolution

V: The unbreakable union. Lenin's victory ; National communism ; The return of Russia ; The great patriotic war ; The Soviet people

VI: The new Russia. Red flag down ; The Russian world ; The Russian war

Epilogue.