Start with high-confidence russian history books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Secondhand Time
Svetlana Alexievich, Bela Shayevich
Ada Blackjack
Jennifer Niven
Where the Jews Aren't
Masha Gessen
The Romanov Sisters
Helen Rappaport
Volga Blues
Marzio G. Mian, Alessandro Cosmelli
Rasputin
Frances Welch
The Moscow Playbook
Bruce Berglund
