R.E.M. - Eastern Europe 1

Max Egremont, author of Some Desperate Glory, tells stories from the "Glass Wall" between Europe and Asia. Few countries have suffered more from the convulsions and bloodshed of twentieth-century Eu……続きを見る

Until the end of World War II, East Prussia was the German empire's farthest eastern redoubt, a thriving and beautiful land on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now it lives only in history ……続きを見る

Persistent Illusions examines the visual representation of history in interwar Hungary, where interpretations of the past were suffused with references to the country's recent territorial loss. In t……続きを見る

Claudio Magris is one of Italy’s – and Europe’s – most renowned thinkers and writers. He is considered an authority on central European literature and culture and is frequently interviewed about his……続きを見る

Profiles the 178 generals awarded the Knight’s Cross during the early months of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. This is a study of the officers who were promoted to the rank of general and wh……続きを見る

Contrary to the prevailing opinion, the idea of Ukrainian independence did not emerge at the end of the nineteenth-century. In Brothers and Enemies, Johannes Remy reveals that the roots of Ukrainian……続きを見る

Timp de peste patru sute de ani, orașul Giurgiu și cetatea sa de apărare, precum și câteva așezări rurale risipite prin jur, au aparținut, teritorial și administrativ, Înaltei Porți. Considerat în s……続きを見る

Le 1er janvier 1960, la Confédération helvétique procède à la reconnaissance diplomatique du Cameroun oriental qui vient d’accéder à l’indépendance. Les deux Etats établissent peu après des relation……続きを見る

In "Polnische Geschichte" thematisiert Clemens Brandenburger die faszinierende und oft turbulente Entwicklung Polens von der frühen Geschichte bis zur modernen Zeit. Der Autor nutzt einen klaren, pr……続きを見る

Cele dintâi comunități umane din Europa au provenit - conform teoriei arheologului, paleolingvistului și specialistului în datarea vestigiilor preistorice Andrew Colin Renfrew, membru al Academiei N……続きを見る

From Volyn To Kherson, tells the stories of hardship and suffering and bewilderment experienced by the people of Ukraine in the early weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion and war. The collection draws……続きを見る

The history of the Balkans has been a distillation of the great and terrible themes of 20th century history – the rise of nationalism, communism, fascism, genocide, identity and war. Written by one ……続きを見る

This important critical study of the history of public art museums in Austria-Hungary explores their place in the wider history of European museums and collecting, their role as public institutions,……続きを見る

Construind "Cetatea din Insulă" în așezarea Giurgiu, cea mai mare realizare a imperiului romano-bizantin s-a concretizat poate nu în clădirea însăși - care, spre deosebire de catedrala Sfânta Sofia,……続きを見る

The 1917 Revolution sent shockwaves throughout the globe, setting a chain of events in motion that would change the entire course of the 20th century. With the overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty, Russ……続きを見る

În a doua jumătate a mileniului 1, într-o margine a târgului Giurgiu, din lunca Dunării, în partea de miazăzi, principalul obiectiv pe care-l puteau vedea locuitorii, în afară de port, era o cetate ……続きを見る

Tales of Fairies and of the Ghost World by Jeremiah Curtin "A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alle……続きを見る

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lenin's Tomb now presents the crucial second act--the attempt to form a Russian state from the ruins of the U.S.S.R. and the chaotic election of 1996. As before,……続きを見る

He evaded death so many times it seemed it would never take him. The only man in history to go to Auschwitz as a volunteer, to form a resistance movement and document German atrocities. One of the f……続きを見る

At the end of the 1920s, the Modernist and avant-garde artistic programmes of the early Soviet Union were swept away by the rise of Stalinism and the dictates of Socialist Realism. Did this aestheti……続きを見る

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas and coal; various ores; major rivers such as the Volga, Don and Angara; and exten……続きを見る