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This book offers the first in-depth analysis of the antisemitic rhetoric expressed by the interwar Romanian cultural elite, examining eight public voices of the period (A. C. Cuza, N. Iorga, N. Crai……続きを見る

A searing chronicle of ambition, brutality, and collapse, Broken Supremacy: The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmacht in Russia reveals the untold dimensions of the most catastrophic military campaign in m……続きを見る

Soviet Climate Change Science explores the character and range of Soviet contributions to the emerging understanding of large-scale anthropogenic climate change during the post-1945 period. More spe……続きを見る

The thrilling story of two Cold War spies, CIA case officer Jack Platt and KGB agent Gennady Vasilenko -- improbable friends at a time when they should have been anything but. In 1978, CIA maverick ……続きを見る

Throughout Russian history, local craftsmen have shown remarkable skill in fashioning wood into items of daily use, from bridges and street paving to carts and boats to household utensils and combs.……続きを見る

Women without Men illuminates Russia's "quiet revolution" in family life through the lens of single motherhood. Drawing on extensive ethnographic and interview data, Jennifer Utrata focuses on the p……続きを見る

Ivan Sergeevich Gagarin analyzes questions of nationality and religious identity in nineteenth-century Russian history as reflected in the life of Jesuit priest Ivan Gagarin. A descendent of one of ……続きを見る

A prince in one of Russia's most exalted noble families, Grigorii N. Trubetskoi was a unique and contradictory figure during World War I. A lifelong civil servant and publicist, he began his diploma……続きを見る

One fall evening in 1880, Russian painter Ilya Repin welcomed an unexpected visitor to his home: Lev Tolstoy. The renowned realists talked for hours, and Tolstoy turned his critical eye to the sketc……続きを見る

This important collection of essays by a pioneer in the field focuses on the history and culture of a conservative religious tradition whose adherents have fought to preserve their beliefs and pract……続きを見る

This second book in a three-volume work on the young Fyodor Dostoevsky is a diary-portrait of his early years drawn from letters, memoirs, and criticism of the writer, as well as from the testimony ……続きを見る

The Tsar's Happy Occasionshows how the vast, ornate affairs that were royal weddings in early modern Russia were choreographed to broadcast powerful images of monarchy and dynasty. Processions and s……続きを見る

From 1505 to 1689, Russia's tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm's most beautiful young maidensーprovided they hailed from the aristocracyーgathered in Mosc……続きを見る

A pivotal period in Russian history, the Time of Troubles in the early seventeenth century has taken on new resonance in the country's post-Soviet search for new national narratives. The historical ……続きを見る

Dive deep into an alternate trajectory of world history where the Russian Revolution of 1917 fails. Explore a world where the Romanov dynasty continues its rule, the global influence of communism wa……続きを見る

Bruce F. Adams examines how Russia's Main Prison Administration was created, the number of prisoners it managed in what types of prisons, and what it accomplished. While providing a thorough account……続きを見る

More than a century after his death in 1881, Fyodor Dostoevsky continues to fascinate readers and reviewers. Countless studies of his writing have been publishedーmore than a dozen in the past few y……続きを見る

The Caucasus region of Eurasia, wedged in between the Black and Caspian Seas, encompasses the modern territories of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as the troubled republic of Chechnya in ……続きを見る

This inspiring narrative nonfiction is a tribute to a great unsung American hero! Of HEROIC PROPORTION An American Story of Patriotism and Survival in the Soviet Union During the Cold War reveals a ……続きを見る

Novel insights into Russian military thoughtーfrom the Crimean War to the war in Ukraine The development of the Russian military's strategic thought is an understudied and thus misunderstood subject……続きを見る

WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK Around the globe, people are concerned about the future. Yet, the Old and New Testaments provide clues. They speak of nations, and events in Ukraine, China, Russia, Iran and I……続きを見る

Dans "Abrégé de l'histoire de l'Ukraine", Mykhailo Hrushevskyi propose une synthèse exhaustive et nuancée de l'évolution historique de l'Ukraine, allant des temps anciens jusqu'à la fin du XIXe sièc……続きを見る

The reception of the American poet Walt Whitman has been a global phenomenon. It is central to the history of modern poetry, but it goes beyond literary stakes: Whitman’s proclaimed heirs often saw ……続きを見る

The Lives of Soviet Secret Agents: Religion and Police Surveillance in the USSR explores the covert world of secret police surveillance within the Soviet Union, delving into lesser-known grassroots ……続きを見る

Traditional methods of studying the past have always given greater importance to nationalistic, religious and moral interests, which subordinated the historical fact to the point of view of the syst……続きを見る

Tolstojs liv utmärks inte bara av hans stora litterära verk, utan också av hans djupa andliga sökande och religiösa reflektioner. Förutom sina tankar om kristendomen, icke-våld och moral, represente……続きを見る

Tolstoy'un hayatı, sadece büyük edebi eserleriyle değil, aynı zamanda derin manevi arayışları ve dini düşünceleriyle de dikkat çeker. Hristiyanlık, şiddetsizlik ve ahlak üzerine olan düşüncelerinin ……続きを見る

Tolstoy's life is distinguished not only by his great literary works but also by his deep spiritual quests and religious reflections. Alongside his thoughts on Christianity, non-violence, and morali……続きを見る

While biographers of Andy Warhol have long recognized his mother as a significant influence on his life and art, Julia Warhola’s story has not yet been told. As an American immigrant who was born in……続きを見る

Much has been written to try to understand the ideological characteristics of the current Russian government, as well as what is happening inside the mind of Vladimir Putin. Refusing pundits' cliché……続きを見る