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In augustus 2020 kwam de bevolking van Belarus in opstand tegen president Loekasjenko. Hij dreigde de presidentsverkiezingen te verliezen en greep met harde hand in. Hij wendde zich tot Vladimir Poe……続きを見る

Robert William Seton-Watson (1879-1951), also known by the pseudonym Scotus Viator, was a British political activist and historian who played an active role in encouraging the breakup of Austria-Hun……続きを見る

A dramatic and expertly researched account of an extraordinary moment in Russia’s recent history: the August Coup. In the summer of 1991, a group of eight plotters came together to overthrow Mikhail……続きを見る

The Politician by Robert Welch is a controversial and polemical work that reflects the fervent anticommunist sentiments of mid-20th-century America. Written by the founder of the John Birch Society,……続きを見る

Robert Welch was the founder of the John Birch Society, a conservative advocacy group supporting anti-communism and limited government. This book is a transcript of Robert Welch's two-day presentati……続きを見る

Poutine est-il notre ennemi ? Histoire d’une relation passionnelle entre la France et la Russie Avec Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Jean-Paul Clément, Hubert Védrine, Michel Eltchaninoff, Andreï Gratche……続きを見る

The revolution of 1905 in the Russian-ruled Kingdom of Poland marked the consolidation of major new influences on the political scene. As he examines the emergence of a mass political culture in Pol……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

Russian Conservatismexamines the history of Russian conservative thought from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Robinson charts the contributions made by philosophers, politici……続きを見る

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856–1929) was a key figure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers. At the outbreak of World War I, his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, appointed……続きを見る

In the informative, entertaining, and generously illustrated Spartak Moscow, a book that will be cheered by soccer fans worldwide, Robert Edelman finds in the stands and on the pitch keys to underst……続きを見る

In this book, conceived and written for the general reader as well as the specialist, Robert Edelman uses a case study of peasant behavior during a particular revolutionary situation to make an impo……続きを見る

Russian Liberalism charts the development of liberal ideas and political organizations in Russia as well as the implementation of liberal reforms by the Russian and Soviet governments at various poi……続きを見る

"A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a compelling account of the author's firsthand experiences during a tumultuous period in the history of Samoa. O……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

Robert Service, world-leading expert in Russian history, presents a fresh portrait of the early years of the Revolution. ‘Fascinating . . . Service has a wonderful eye for the telling detail’ – Inde……続きを見る

The Soviet ship Indigirka was trapped in a violent snowstorm off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. On December 13, 1939 she wrecked with the loss of 741 lives. The majority of deaths were pr……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A rich and revealing account of the turbulent relationship between the U.S. and Russia during the first post-Cold War years. . . . Essential fo……続きを見る

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad. This volume tells the other, equally important half of the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). Learning……続きを見る

Vladimir Fedorovich Dzhunkovsky was a witness to Russia's unfolding tragedyーfrom Tsar Alexander II's Great Reforms, through world war, revolution, the rise of a new regime, and finally, his country……続きを見る

A detailed exploration of a critical month-long battle, which set the stage for German strategic-level defeats on both the Eastern and Western fronts. In February 1944, 1st Panzer Army (under Genera……続きを見る

We present to the reader a book that is a sum of knowledge about the famous Tunguska Meteorite, which fell in the area of the Siberian Podkamienna Tunguska River on the morning of June 30, 1908. So ……続きを見る

The brief war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 seemed to many like an unexpected shot out of the blue that was gone as quickly as it came. Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Ronald ……続きを見る

The Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes overshadowed by the fighting in the West. But the clashes between Imperial Germany and Tsarist Russia in East Prussia, Poland and Lithuania were every b……続きを見る

Tracing the evolving nature of popular and official beliefs about the purported nature of the Jews from the 18th century onwards, Russia and the Jewish Question explores how perceptions of Jews in l……続きを見る

The story of a remarkable era of reform, controversy, optimism, and Cold War confrontation in the Soviet Union Beginning with the death of Stalin in 1953, the “sixties” era in the Soviet Union was j……続きを見る

A gripping, illustrated narrative of the longest and most brutal land battle of the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. Growing rivalry between Imperial Russia and Imperial Japan over territorial control in……続きを見る

The compelling quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family. In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ek……続きを見る

The landmark story of Bush-Gorbachev diplomacy: "No one has ever given as complete and compelling an account of the higher reaches of foreign policy" ( Time). December 1989. The Berlin Wall had fall……続きを見る

This "riveting history . . . brings us face to face with this notorious trial" of a Russian Jew who was framed for ritual murder in 1913 ( Jewish Book World). On Sunday, March 20, 1911, children pla……続きを見る