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Victory at Stalingrad: The Battle That Changed History

Victory at Stalingrad: The Battle That Changed History


Geoffrey Roberts



Review "Based on the best Russian, German, British and American sources, it is by far the most readable, informative, and c...
Kiev, Jewish Metropolis: A History, 1859--1914

Kiev, Jewish Metropolis: A History, 1859--1914


Natan M. Meir



Review "A multidimensional and panoramic picture of Jewish communal life in late Tsarist Kiev. The book is meticulously res...
Imagining the unimaginable: World War, modern art, & the politics of public culture in Russia, 1914-1917

Imagining the unimaginable: World War, modern art, & the politics of public culture in Russia, 1914-1917


Aaron J. Cohen



Review "This book offers the reader a well-researched and nuanced analysis of the politics and aesthetics of a period and...
Why the Crimean War?: A Cautionary Tale

Why the Crimean War?: A Cautionary Tale


Norman Rich



Why the Crimean War?: A Cautionary Tale...
State Building in Putin's Russia: Policing and Coercion after Communism

State Building in Putin's Russia: Policing and Coercion after Communism


Brian D. Taylor



Review "A lot of scholars write about the coercive capacity of the state, but very few have taken on the onerous tasks of...
A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution

A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution


Professor Orlando Figes



Amazon.com Review Written in a narrative style that captures both the scope and detail of the Russian revolution, Orland...
The Soviet Union: Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society

The Soviet Union: Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society


Eero Carroll, Eric Shiraev, Vladimir Shlapentokh



About the Author ERIC SHIRAEV is a a Political Psychologist at George Mason University, USA. EERO CARROLL has held po...
Russia's First World War: A Social and Economic History

Russia's First World War: A Social and Economic History


Peter Gatrell



From the Back Cover 'In this mesmerising study¿[t]he kaleidoscopic complexities and contradictions within Russian soci...
Chiang Kaishek's Last Ambassador to Moscow: The Wartime Diaries of Fu Bingchang

Chiang Kaishek's Last Ambassador to Moscow: The Wartime Diaries of Fu Bingchang




About the Author YEE WAH FOO is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Lincoln. She is Fu Bingchangs ...
The War Against the Peasantry, 1927-1930: The Tragedy of the Soviet Countryside

The War Against the Peasantry, 1927-1930: The Tragedy of the Soviet Countryside


Denis Kozlov, Lynne Viola, N. A. Ivnitskii, Steven Shabad, V. P. Danilov



Review “This volume—one of the most exciting in the Annals of Communism series—uncovers the Stalinis...
A Guide to Marx's 'Capital'

A Guide to Marx's 'Capital'


Anthony Brewer



Book Description The Guide is intended to be read in conjunction with Capital (though it can be read on its own). It goes...
Dostoevsky: The Miraculous Years, 1865-1871

Dostoevsky: The Miraculous Years, 1865-1871


Joseph Frank



From Publishers Weekly This fourth installment in Frank's acclaimed, projected five-volume biography presents an astonish...
Soviet Communal Living: An Oral History

Soviet Communal Living: An Oral History


Paola Messana



Review “Thanks to the many testimonies that have been collected on the Nazi era, we have a sense of what life was ...
The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost

The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost


Ilyas Akhmadov, Miriam Lanskoy, Zbigniew K. Brzezinski



Review “Akhmadov feels disgusted by both Ramzan Kadyrov's rule and the jihadists who hijacked the independence movem...
Imperial Russia: New Histories for the Empire (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)

Imperial Russia: New Histories for the Empire (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)


Jane Burbank, David L. Ransel



About the Author Jane Burbank is Professor of History at the University of Michigan and author of Intelligentsia and Revolu...
By the Banks of the Neva: Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-century Russia

By the Banks of the Neva: Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-century Russia


Anthony Glenn Cross



Review "...full of revealing detail and lively anecdotes about social gaffes and cultural clashes." Matthew Reisz, Lond...
Historical Dictionary of Slovakia

Historical Dictionary of Slovakia


Stanislav J. Kirschbaum



From This entry in the Historical Dictionaries of Europe series deals with a vulnerable territory once part of Great Mor...
Russia: A Short History

Russia: A Short History


Abraham Ascher



Review "A coherent account of Russia's vibrant history, explaining the complex story of Russian development with great cl...
The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Societies: The Cases of East-Central Europe, Russia and Ukraine

The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Societies: The Cases of East-Central Europe, Russia and Ukraine


Jane Leftwich Curry



Review This new volume edited by Jane Curry and Joan Urban adds to a growing body of research by offering case studies of...
Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-45 (Stackpole Military History Series)

Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-45 (Stackpole Military History Series)


Walter S. Dunn



Review ?The paucity of serious scholarship in this area has ensured that this titanic conflict has been understood almost...
T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965-2005 (New Vanguard)

T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965-2005 (New Vanguard)


Steven J. Zaloga



Review "Coupled with some nice artwork, this is a very neat little reference for the T-62, and is enlightening with the d...
T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion (New Vanguard)

T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion (New Vanguard)


Steven Zaloga



Review "The book is full of photos and illustrations, mostly in color, that again, will make this a much-used modeler...
The Soviet Union: Party and Society (Third World Council for Soviet and East European Studies)

The Soviet Union: Party and Society (Third World Council for Soviet and East European Studies)


Peter J. Potichnyj



The Soviet Union: Party and Society (Third World Council for Soviet and East European Studies)...
Gulag Voices: Oral Histories of Soviet Incarceration and Exile (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)

Gulag Voices: Oral Histories of Soviet Incarceration and Exile (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)


Jehanne M. Gheith, Katherine R. Jolluck



Review “This is an engrossing book that lets the reader hear raw voices from the Gulag. It is at once fascinating,...
Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian Aircraft)

Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian Aircraft)


Yefim Gordon



About the Author Yefim Gordon is one of Russia's leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books ...
The Origins of Detente: The Genoa Conference and Soviet-Western Relations, 1921-1922 (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies)

The Origins of Detente: The Genoa Conference and Soviet-Western Relations, 1921-1922 (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies)


Stephen White



Book Description This study traces the evolution of Soviet-Western relations from the Revolution up to the autumn of 1921...
Climate Dependence and Food Problems in Russia, 1900-1990: The Interaction of Climate and Agricultural Policy and Their Effect on Food Problems

Climate Dependence and Food Problems in Russia, 1900-1990: The Interaction of Climate and Agricultural Policy and Their Effect on Food Problems


Edward G. Bellinger, Nikolai M. Dronin



About the Author Nikolai M. Dronin lectures at Moscow State University and is involved in a number of international proje...
Political Will and Personal Belief: The Decline and Fall of Soviet Communism

Political Will and Personal Belief: The Decline and Fall of Soviet Communism


Paul Hollander



From Library Journal Despite its arid title, this is a significant and interesting book. Hollander, well known for his ex...
Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823-61

Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823-61


Andrew A. Gentes



Review "Andrew Gentes' emerging history of Siberia is a major contribution to the study of Eurasia." -- Abbott Gleas...
Slovenia, 1945: Memories of Death and Survival after World War II

Slovenia, 1945: Memories of Death and Survival after World War II


John Corsellis, Marcus Ferrar



Review A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, 2005!"very valuable..extremely interesting..the material is absolutl...