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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the national bestselling author of Stalin: An "epic history on the grandest scale” (Financial Times) about the most successful dynasty of modern times, a family wh……続きを見る

The modern age of naval warfare began with the combination of steam power, iron warships, and modern artillery, which launched an intense period of international competition. Tracing naval warfare f……続きを見る

This fully illustrated volume compares two of the most iconic AFV's: the SU-152/ISU-152 and the Tiger, used on the Eastern Front during World War II. On the Eastern Front in 1943, the Tiger-equipped……続きを見る

Who is this Vladimir Putin? Who is this man who suddenly--overnight and without warning--was handed the reigns of power to one of the most complex, formidable, and volatile countries in the world? H……続きを見る

A fascinating, bottom-up exploration of contemporary Russian politics that sheds new light on why Putin’s grip on power is more fragile then we think What do ordinary Russians think of Putin? Who ar……続きを見る

La constitución de una Rusia eslava y ortodoxa se fue configurando, de reinado en reinado, gracias a la labor de los monarcas de la primera dinastía rusa: la Casa de Rúrik, denominada así a partir d……続きを見る

It is the aim of this volume to investigate how academic practices of Memory Studies are being applied, adapted, and transformed in the countries of East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. ……続きを見る

THE level plains and steppes of South Russia were known to the ancients as the broad channel followed by the ebb and flow of every fresh wave of conquest or migration passing between Europe and Asia……続きを見る

A New York Times bestseller The secret history of America's submarine warfare is revealed for the first time in this "vividly told, impressively documented" (The New York Times) and fast-paced chron……続きを見る

In this fourth and final volume of the series, Boris Chertok concludes his monumental trek through a nearly 100-year life, providing fascinating insights into the Soviet moon landing program and the……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This widely acclaimed biography of a Soviet dictator and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of the Marxist leader a……続きを見る

The nature of the Russian state and the economy it superintends raise more than academic questions, for if we understand the nature of the state and its subordinated economy, we can then form an acc……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Peter and important people, places, and events.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. “I have conquered an empire, but have not been able t……続きを見る

Defenders of the Motherland studies how the most powerful social groups in tsarist Russia reacted to the challenges posed by the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Arguing that elite groups-especially nob……続きを見る

The flow of money to national, regional, and local Soviet communist party organizations, the manner in which money was collected, and how their financial discipline was enforced all yield deep insig……続きを見る

Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program but few Westerners have read direct first-hand accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian accomplishm……続きを見る

Journalism has long been a major factor in defining the opinions of Russia’s literate classes. Although women participated in nearly every aspect of the journalistic process during the nineteenth an……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Lenin, Stalin, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses the conspiracy theories surrounding Stalin's death and how Stalin came to power against Lenin'……続きを見る

The truth of the enduring mystery of Anastasia's fate-and the life of her most convincing impostor The passage of more than ninety years and the publication of hundreds of books in dozens of languag……続きを見る

*Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the two rulers. .*Includes passages from Catherine's memoirs and letters she wrote to contemporaries like Voltaire and Diderot.Includes pictures depictin……続きを見る

An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to r……続きを見る

Berkhoff addresses one of the most neglected questions facing historians of the Second World War: how did the Soviet leadership sell the campaign against the Germans to people on the home front? Mot……続きを見る

"That Black Earth is an extraordinary work is, for anyone who has known Russia, beyond question."ーGeorge Kennan "A compassionate glimpse into the extremes where the new Russia meets the old," write……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events in Lenin's life.*Explains the origins of Vladimir Lenin's name.*Includes a Table of ContentsWe want to achieve a new and better order of so……続きを見る

This breakthrough book provides a detailed reconstruction of Stalin’s leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. Making use of a wealth of new material from R……続きを見る

This overview of the impact of Western radio and Radio Libertyーfrom the listeners' perspectiveーaddresses questions of audience size and listening trends over time, listeners' demographic traits an……続きを見る

**Earn College Credit with REA’s Test Prep for CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present Everything you need to pass the exam and get the college credit you deserve.** REA leads the way in h……続きを見る

“[An] unforgettable memoir” (Boston Globe) that provides a window into the wildly divergent nations that once comprised the Soviet Union, from a former NPR reporter Not with a bang, but with a quiet……続きを見る

Abundant, newly discovered sources shatter long-held beliefs The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 revealed, among many other things, a hidden wealth of archival documents relating to the impriso……続きを見る

The "red files" revealed. Examining the period from the early 1930s through Stalin's death in 1953ーthe height of the Stalinist regimeーthis enlightening book reveals what we have learned from the a……続きを見る