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  • Red Quarter Moon

    A Search for Family in the Shadow of Stalin

    de Anne Konrad ...
    Series series Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies
    Anne Konrad's Red Quarter Moon is the gripping account of her search for family members lost and disappeared within the Soviet Union. Konrad's ancestors, Mennonites, had settled the Ukrainian steppes in the late 1790s. An ethno-religious minority, they became special objects of Soviet persecution. Though her parents fled in 1929, many relatives remained in the USSR.Konrad's search for these ... Leer más

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    The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

    A 12-WEEK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Helen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses." —People magazine"The public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial manner, but Rappaport captures sections of letters and diary entries to showcase the sisters' thoughtfulness and intelligence." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the New York Times bestselling autho... ... Leer más

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  • At the Highest Levels

    The Inside Story of the End of the Cold War

    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 fallen. Millions across the Eastern Bloc were enjoying new freedoms. And the USSR was falling apart. But the peaceful end of the Cold War was far from assured, requiring the leaders of rival superpowers to ... Leer más

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  • Among the Russians

    de Colin Thubron ...
    "There is no travel writer working today in English who possesses such a remarkable combination of the observant and the lyric gifts--the most poetic of us all." — Jan MorrisThe first book in Thubron's Russian trilogy AMONG THE RUSSIANS, called "superb" by the New York Times Book Review, recounts Thurbon's 10,000 mile journey throughout half of Russia's cities and countryside.Here is a fresh ... Leer más

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  • Spies and Commissars

    The Early Years of the Russian Revolution

    The early years of Bolshevik rule were marked by dynamic interaction between Russia and the West. These years of civil war in Russia were years when the West strove to understand the new communist regime while also seeking to undermine it. Meanwhile, the Bolsheviks tried to spread their revolution across Europe at the same time they were seeking trade agreements that might revive their collapsing ... Leer más

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  • In the Enemy's House

    The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies

    de Howard Blum ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called "the greatest secret of the Cold War."In 1946, ... Leer más

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  • Warsaw Pact Ground Forces

    Series Libro 10 - Elite
    While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact.Rivalling the size of the United States Army, the combined ground forces of the six non-Soviet Warsaw Pact countries totalled over 775,000 active troops, with almost two million ground forces reserves. This book ... Leer más

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  • Ruling Russia

    Authoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin

    The first book to trace the evolution of Russian politics from the Bolsheviks to PutinWhen the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today’s Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of modern Russian politics from the ... Leer más

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  • A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to Its Legacy

    de Peter Kenez ...
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  • Stalin

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    de 50minutes ...
    Series series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Stalin in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Joseph Stalin. Following the death of Lenin, who had overthrown the tsarist regime with the Russian Revolution, Stalin carefully eliminated his opponents and rose to power, immediately establishing a full dictatorship. ... Leer más

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  • Before the Modern Russian Revolution

    A Memoir About Traveling in the U.S.S.R. in a Time of Transformation

    Today, when Russia has regained its power on the world stage and Putin is restoring many of the old traditions and systems, it is helpful to understand what Russia was like at the time of transformation set in motion by Gorbachev and continued by Yeltsin. For a time Russia went through a period called "glasnost" and "perestroika" when all things seemed possible and a spirit of democracy was in the ... Leer más

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  • Russia's Unfinished Revolution

    Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin

    For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require election of political leaders and rule by constitutional procedures. Michael McFaul traces ... Leer más

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