2. Verdenskrig. Beskrivelse af hvordan det lykkedes Sovjetunionen at besejre tyskerne på Østfronten efter at de tyske styrker fra angrebet på Sovjetunionen i juni 1941 (operation Barbarossa) havde...

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George A. Panichas’ essays on Dostoevsky’s art and thought have gained wide praise for their critical power and insight. The Burden of Vision, culminating twenty years of studying, teaching, and...

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Catherine the A Profile (Mermaid Dramabook) Named Catherine, Empress of Russia; Katharina, Russland Zarin II. Material Biography Document Book All Authors / Marc Raeff Find more information...

"This collection provides a tantalizing glimpse of what the Soviet public wants to read now." -- Publishers Weekly "This unique collection encompasses stories published in the Soviet Union during the...

The lack of anything in English for students and others dealing fully and adequately with the literature of medieval Russia has long been felt, and in this book the authors have set out to provide...

From the overthrow of the tsars until the sudden collapse of Soviet communism, the most influential Western analysts have reflected on and debated the rise and fall of communism in the pages of the...

Language NotesText: French (translation)Original Language: RussianAbout the AuthorAlexandre Soljenitsyne (1918-2008) est un écrivain russe. Diplômé de mathématiques, de physique et de philosophie, il...

NATO's decision to deploy nuclear weapons - the Euromissiles - in Western Europe in 1983 met fierce opposition from the European left. This book argues that many of the left-wing organizations in...

In this interdisciplinary and controversial work, Igal Halfin takes an original and provocative stance on Marxist theory, and attempts to break down the divisions between history, philosophy, and...

Robert Service's critically acclaimed and compellingly readable history of world communismAlmost two decades have passed since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR. Robert...

Discusses the origin, potential and limitations of glasnost in the Soviet Union, while examining its impact on the Soviet economy, culture and politics

In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes­ sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub­ lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor...

The FBI's file on the Soviet spy Otto Katz (1893-1952) called him "an extremely dangerous man." This label doesn't even begin to tell the story. Katz, a daring and treacherous Soviet spy, seemed...