* The Last Czar of the Romanovs: The Life and Reign of Nicholas II (1991)
* The Reign of Alexander II: Absolutism and Reform (2002)
* The Russian Revolution (2005)
* Napoleon and the Russian Campaign of 1812 (2009)
* The Crimean War: A Multi-National Conflict in the Mid-19th Century (2012)
* The History of Russia (2014)
* The Life and Times of Peter the Great (2016)
* The Romanov Dynasty: The History and Legacy of the Russian Imperial House (2018)
* The Bolshevik Revolution: A Brief History (2020)
Articles
* "The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty" (History Today, 1991)
* "Alexander II: The Tsar of Reforms" (Slavic Review, 1992)
* "The Russian Revolution: A Centennial Retrospective" (World Affairs, 2017)
* "Napoleon and the Russian Campaign of 1812: A Military Disaster" (Military History, 2008)
* "The Crimean War: A Multi-National Conflict in the Mid-19th Century" (Journal of Modern History, 2010)
* "The History of Russia: A Long and Complex Story" (American Historical Review, 2012)
* "The Life and Times of Peter the Great" (The Russian Review, 2014)
* "The Romanov Dynasty: The History and Legacy of the Russian Imperial House" (Slavic and East European Journal, 2016)
* "The Bolshevik Revolution: A Brief History" (History Today, 2020)