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For The Motherland! For Stalin!

A Red Army Officer's Memoir of the Eastern Front

by Boris Bogachev, Professor Geoffrey Roberts, Maria Bogacheva ...

Boris Bogachev's highly readable account of life as a young platoon commander during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 makes for a fascinating read. The son of a Soviet military commissar, Bogachev volunteered to fight as soon as reached the age of seventeen. Life in the Red Army was harsh, with food shortages, inadequate equipment and fear - not only of the well-armed enemy ahead, but also of ... Read more

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Boris Bogachev's highly readable account of life as a young platoon commander during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 makes for a fascinating read. The son of a Soviet military commissar, Bogachev volunteered to fight as soon as reached the age of seventeen. Life in the Red Army was harsh, with food shortages, inadequate equipment and fear - not only of the well-armed enemy ahead, but also of
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Where the Iron Crosses Grow

The Crimea 1941–44

by Robert Forczyk ...

The Crimean Peninsula was the setting for the destruction of a number of armies in World War II, both Soviet and German.When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for the region in World War II ... Read more

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The Crimean Peninsula was the setting for the destruction of a number of armies in World War II, both Soviet and German.When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for the region in World War II
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Putin's Kleptocracy

Who Owns Russia?

by Karen Dawisha ...

Series series A Modern History of Russia
The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha’s brilliant Putin’s Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.Russian scholar Dawisha describes and exposes the origins of Putin’s kleptocratic regime. ... Read more

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The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha’s brilliant Putin’s Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.Russian scholar Dawisha describes and exposes the origins of Putin’s kleptocratic regime.
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Ukrainian Armies 1914–55

by Peter Abbott, Eugene Pinak ...

Series Book 412 - Men-at-Arms
A detailed, illustrated study of the Ukrainian armed forces, their weapons, dress and equipment from the First to the Second World War and beyond.There can be no region in Europe whose history has been more tortured than Ukraine. During the 20th century Austria, Poland, Russia, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania vied for power over parts of this vast and fragmented area; and its divided ... Read more

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A detailed, illustrated study of the Ukrainian armed forces, their weapons, dress and equipment from the First to the Second World War and beyond.There can be no region in Europe whose history has been more tortured than Ukraine. During the 20th century Austria, Poland, Russia, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania vied for power over parts of this vast and fragmented area; and its divided
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Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot

by Alexander Mladenov ...

Series Book 9 - Air Vanguard
A fully illustrated technical guide to the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot was the Soviet Air Force's first mass-produced jet purposely designed for the close air support (CAS) role and was a simple, effective and durable attack aircraft that, by 2012, had seen combat in no fewer than 40 conflicts. Some 630 Su-25s were built between 1979 and 1991, as well as 185 export Su-25Ks, 70 ... Read more

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A fully illustrated technical guide to the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot was the Soviet Air Force's first mass-produced jet purposely designed for the close air support (CAS) role and was a simple, effective and durable attack aircraft that, by 2012, had seen combat in no fewer than 40 conflicts. Some 630 Su-25s were built between 1979 and 1991, as well as 185 export Su-25Ks, 70
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The Empire Must Die

Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900-1917

by Mikhail Zygar ...

From Tolstoy to Lenin, from Diaghilev to Stalin, The Empire Must Die is a tragedy of operatic proportions with a cast of characters that ranges from the exotic to utterly villainous, the glamorous to the depraved.In 1912, Russia experienced a flowering of liberalism and tolerance that placed it at the forefront of the modern world: women were fighting for the right to vote in the elections for the ... Read more

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From Tolstoy to Lenin, from Diaghilev to Stalin, The Empire Must Die is a tragedy of operatic proportions with a cast of characters that ranges from the exotic to utterly villainous, the glamorous to the depraved.In 1912, Russia experienced a flowering of liberalism and tolerance that placed it at the forefront of the modern world: women were fighting for the right to vote in the elections for the
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El Servicio Secreto Soviético

Geopolítica, #25

by H Cookridge ...

Series Book 25 - Segunda guerra mundial
De vez en cuando acontecimientos dramáticos, tales como los procesos judiciales contra los "espías atómicos", la deserción de Petrov en Australia, Gouzenko en Canadá y Khokhlov en Berlín, miembros estos de la M. V. D., o el descubrimiento de actividades de espionaje soviético en la Gran Bretaña u otros países occidentales, arrojaron cierta luz acerca de los alcances del servicio secreto soviético. ... Read more

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De vez en cuando acontecimientos dramáticos, tales como los procesos judiciales contra los "espías atómicos", la deserción de Petrov en Australia, Gouzenko en Canadá y Khokhlov en Berlín, miembros estos de la M. V. D., o el descubrimiento de actividades de espionaje soviético en la Gran Bretaña u otros países occidentales, arrojaron cierta luz acerca de los alcances del servicio secreto soviético.
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Zhukov

by Otto Preston Chaney ...

Marshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, hero of Leningrad, defender of Moscow and Stalingrad, commander of the victorious Red Army at Berlin, was the most decorated soldier in Soviet history. Yet for many years Zhukov was relegated to the status of "unperson" in his homeland. Now, following glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union, Zhukov is being restored to his rightful place in history. In this ... Read more

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Marshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, hero of Leningrad, defender of Moscow and Stalingrad, commander of the victorious Red Army at Berlin, was the most decorated soldier in Soviet history. Yet for many years Zhukov was relegated to the status of "unperson" in his homeland. Now, following glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union, Zhukov is being restored to his rightful place in history. In this
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Revolutionary Democracy

Emancipation in Classical Marxism

by Soma Marik ...

In this wide-ranging and insightful work, Soma Marik defends the legacy of the Bolshevik Revolution, arguing against many of its detractors that the early communist regime was centrally concerned with both the liberation of women and the expansion of democracy.Soma Marik teaches Women's Studies and History at Jadavpur University. ... Read more

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In this wide-ranging and insightful work, Soma Marik defends the legacy of the Bolshevik Revolution, arguing against many of its detractors that the early communist regime was centrally concerned with both the liberation of women and the expansion of democracy.Soma Marik teaches Women's Studies and History at Jadavpur University.
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The Near Abroad

Socialist Eastern Europe and Soviet Patriotism in Ukraine, 1956-1985

by Zbigniew Wojnowski ...

From the Soviet perspective, Eastern Europe was the near abroad – more accessible than the capitalist West, yet also unambiguously foreign. Observing their western neighbours, citizens of the USSR developed new ideas about the role of states, borders, and national identities in the Soviet empire.In The Near Abroad, Zbigniew Wojnowski traces how Soviet Ukrainian identities developed in dialogue and ... Read more

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From the Soviet perspective, Eastern Europe was the near abroad – more accessible than the capitalist West, yet also unambiguously foreign. Observing their western neighbours, citizens of the USSR developed new ideas about the role of states, borders, and national identities in the Soviet empire.In The Near Abroad, Zbigniew Wojnowski traces how Soviet Ukrainian identities developed in dialogue and
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Young Leo

by Viktor Shel ...

Young Leo is a historical story based on family legend. It describes the adventures of a young Jewish boy named Leo. In the 1880’s, when Leo was twelve years old, a series of events occurred that caused him to travel throughout the Crimean peninsula in search of his mother. During his journey through the Crimea, which in those years was part of the Russian Empire, Leo encountered representatives ... Read more

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Young Leo is a historical story based on family legend. It describes the adventures of a young Jewish boy named Leo. In the 1880’s, when Leo was twelve years old, a series of events occurred that caused him to travel throughout the Crimean peninsula in search of his mother. During his journey through the Crimea, which in those years was part of the Russian Empire, Leo encountered representatives
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Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies

A Scholars' Initiative

Edited by Charles Ingrao, Thomas A. Emmert ...

Series series Central European Studies
It has been two decades since Yugoslavia fell apart. The brutal conflicts that followed its dissolution are over, but the legacy of the tragedy continues to unsettle the region. Reconciliation is a long and difficult process that necessitates a willingness to work together openly and objectively in confronting the past. Over the past ten years the Scholars' Initiative has assembled an ... Read more

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It has been two decades since Yugoslavia fell apart. The brutal conflicts that followed its dissolution are over, but the legacy of the tragedy continues to unsettle the region. Reconciliation is a long and difficult process that necessitates a willingness to work together openly and objectively in confronting the past. Over the past ten years the Scholars' Initiative has assembled an
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