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The October Revolution of 1917, which saw the fall of the Tsar and the installation of a provisional government in Russia, was a momentous event in modern history. The establishment of a Bolshevik r……続きを見る

Über mehr als drei Jahrhunderte herrschte die Dynastie der Romanows über Russland und formte daraus eines der größten Imperien der Welt. Von ihrem Aufstieg nach den Wirren des frühen 17. Jahrhundert……続きを見る

For more than three centuries, the Romanov dynasty ruled Russia and transformed it into one of the world’s largest empires. From their emergence after the chaos of the early seventeenth century to t……続きを見る

Eine einzige Nacht veränderte den Verlauf einer Supermacht ー und enthüllte die wahren Kosten von Geheimhaltung, Technologie und menschlichem Versagen. Am 26. April 1986 wurde ein routinemäßiger Sic……続きを見る

Eine einzige Nacht veränderte den Verlauf einer Supermacht ー und enthüllte die wahren Kosten von Geheimhaltung, Technologie und menschlichem Versagen. Am 26. April 1986 wurde ein routinemäßiger Sic……続きを見る

For sixteen years, Pripyat was a carefully planned city built to support a nearby nuclear power facility. Designed for young engineers and their families, it featured modern apartments, schools, par……続きを見る

Sechzehn Jahre lang war Pripjat ein Aushängeschild sowjetischer Modernität ー eine geplante Stadt für die Mitarbeitenden des Kernkraftwerks Tschernobyl, ausgestattet mit Schulen, Parks, Kulturzentre……続きを見る

Die Sowjetunion war eine Supermacht. Und dannーwar sie verschwunden. Dieses Buch untersucht einen der dramatischsten Zusammenbrüche der modernen Geschichte: den raschen Zerfall eines riesigen Staate……続きを見る

The Soviet Union was a superpower. And thenーit was gone. This book explores one of the most dramatic collapses in modern history: the sudden disintegration of a vast state built on ideology, contro……続きを見る

Chechnya's modern history is marked by its fluctuating ties with the Russian Empire and, later, the Soviet Union. A notable dark chapter was in 1944 when Joseph Stalin ordered the mass deportation o……続きを見る

The Economics of the Russian Village is a comprehensive exploration of rural economic life in Russia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing on detailed observations, statistical data……続きを見る

Catherine the Great is one of the most influential rulers in Russian history. Though born in Prussia, she endeavored to gain the throne of Russia and went on to be the longest-ruling empress in Russ……続きを見る

During fourteen years, from 1955 to 1969, the Soviet Union and the United States of America were engaged in a dramatic race against each other to conquer space. This period encompassed dramatic vict……続きを見る

The Great Northern War was a war waged by Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony-Poland-Lithuania against the Swedish Empire from 1700 to 1721. It also engaged several of the other great powers of Europ……続きを見る

What would Russia look like today if there had never been a Peter the Great? Peter I did so much for Russia, including changing the education system to reach more people, reorganizing the government……続きを見る

The man that history came to know by the name of Trotsky has the well-established legacy of being one of the most mysterious of all the cast and characters involved with the Russian Revolution. If t……続きを見る

The Cold War between the United States of America and the Soviet Union lasted for more than 40 years. In general, this was a war of spies and subterfuge, of covert action and espionage. There was al……続きを見る

History describes the 872-day Siege of Leningrad as the most devastating siege in history. The German army had made its way to Leningrad before the city had the opportunity to prepare for an assault……続きを見る

The political theories of Lenin have long outlived him, and have even gone on to outlive the Marxist state he help to found; the Soviet Union. The name Lenin still reverberates around the world, and……続きを見る

The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a moment in time when the will of the people put an end to a system of government that had been in place for centuries. The story of Russia's transition from Imper……続きを見る

Most scholars believe that China’s nationality policy, like that of other socialist states, imitated the Soviet nationality model, a system which has been termed an “affirmative action empire.” This……続きを見る

The German offensive on Stalingrad was originally intended to secure the Wehrmacht’s flanks, but it stalled dramatically in the face of Stalin's order: “Not a Step Back!” The Soviets’ resulting tena……続きを見る

Long-time adversaries Germany and the Soviet Union put their hostilities to the test in World War II. Despite a temporary truce in the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-aggression Pact in 1939, ……続きを見る

The Battle of Stalingrad, perceived by historians as the most important battle of World War II and regarded by Russians as the most significant battle in their country's history, cannot be viewed so……続きを見る

Reigning from 1894 to 1917, Nicholas II was the final emperor of Russia. His rule marked the twilight of a centuries-old dynastyーcaught between the fading echoes of imperial ambition and the rise o……続きを見る

Discover the remarkable life of Ivan the Terrible... Free BONUS Inside! Just what was so terrible about Ivan the Terrible? Most of us are familiar with this infamous nickname, but most fall short of……続きを見る

Three of the formative revolutions that shook the early twentieth-century world occurred almost simultaneously in regions bordering each other. Though the Russian, Iranian, and Young Turk Revolution……続きを見る

In Book Two of the third volume of his magisterial Stalingrad Trilogy, David Glantz continues and concludes his definitive history of one of the most infamous battles of World War Two, the Stalingra……続きを見る

The campaign intended to secure the Wehrmacht’s flanks had proven one front too many for the German Army. And now the offensive at Stalingrad, the epic clash that marked Germany’s failure on the Eas……続きを見る

The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scaleーa campaign that was both a turning point in World War II and a lasting symbo……続きを見る