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The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' by Orlando Figes

The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study': Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Sibley (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

1,155 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' is an audiobook by Orlando Figes: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Sibley, released September 1, 2022, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and History shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
David Sibley
Released
September 1, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, History
ISBN
9781526655349

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' as an audiobook?

The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study'?

The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' is narrated by David Sibley.

Is The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.