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A narrative of personal experiences and observations, A Tale of Two Systems is the honest diary of someone who has experienced two opposite governmental systems side by side. Comparing the two cultures in a compelling and personal way, it is a powerful insight into what life’s really like under two opposing systems. In A Tale of Two Systems, you’ll find a rich and engaging narrative detailing exactly what it’s like to transition between Communism and democracy.

Страшная сказка и горькая быль о пугачевском восстании, любви и злодействе, коварстве и великодушии, предательстве и отваге, рассказанная семнадцатилетним офицером Петром Андреевичем Гриневым, ставшим невольным участником описываемых событий.

Книга приурочена к 100-летию со дня рождения советского и российского писателя, представителя так называемой "деревенской прозы" Владимира Алексеевича Солоухина. В издание вошли автобиографическая повесть "Смех за левым плечом" (1988) и "Черные доски. Записки начинающего коллекционера" (1969). В автобиографической повести "Смех за левым плечом" Владимир Солоухин рассказывает читателям об укладе деревенской жизни, своем детстве, радостях и печалях. Затрагиваются такие важные темы, как человечность и жестокость, способность любить и познавать мир, философские вопросы бытия и коллективизация.

Воскресенский медеплавильный завод был построен в 1734 году и к 1745 году стал одним из крупнейших промышленных предприятий России. Только за первый год на заводе выпустили более 15 тысяч пудов меди. В 1760 году на заводе было 7 медеплавильных печей, при заводе состояло 320 дворов и одна церковь. По количеству выплавляемой меди Воскресенский завод занимал первое место не только на Южном Урале, но и в России. Около четверти всей продукции отправлялось за границу. Расцвет медеплавильного завода прервало пугачевское восстание. Завод был захвачен повстанцами и на нем стали отливать пушки.

At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Soviets were so caught by surprise at the start of the attack that the Germans were able to push several hundred miles into Russia across a front that stretched dozens of miles long, reaching the major cities of Leningrad and Sevastopol in just three months. The first major Russian city in their path was Minsk, which fell in only six days. In order to make clear his determination to win at all costs, Stalin had the three men in charge of the troops defending Minsk executed for their failure to hold their position.

From learning about Lenin and the Red Army to discovering how and why Stalin rose to power and his eventual leadership during World War II and beyond, this book provides an essential look at one of the most important periods in Russian history. Listeners will be enthralled by this fascinating tale that delves into every aspect of Russia's struggles and successes.

Александр I – любимец Екатерины Великой, отцеубийца, либерал, желавший принять конституцию, и консерватор, готовый противостоять вольнодумству Европы, а может, старец Феодор Кузьмич, бежавший от тягот государственной деятельности? Каким мы знаем Александра Павловича и каким он былна самом деле? Книга серии "Самая полная биография", которую вы держите в руках, откроет тайны императора Александра, расскажет о личной и общественной жизни, а также захватит воображение атмосферой XIX века….

In Red Mutiny, Neal Bascomb turns his attention to the legendary uprising aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905. After they are served rancid meat, 600 sailors rebel. Their violent struggle against oppression and hopelessness comes to symbolize the core ideals of the Russian Revolution.

This audiobook exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations. A half-century after the event it is surely time to demonstrate, once and for all, that RFK's Thirteen Days and the personal memoirs of other ExComm members cannot be taken seriously.

Vladimir Lenin lies in a tomb in Moscow's Red Square. History has not been kind to this Russian leader, his teachings reviled by modern mainstream politics. But in today's capitalist society, riven by class inequality and imperialist wars, perhaps it is worth returning to this communist icon's demand for "Peace, Land and Bread", and his radical understanding of democracy.

Cold War Radio is a fascinating look at how the United States waged the Cold War through the international broadcasting of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Mark G. Pomar takes listeners inside the two radio stations to show how the broadcasts were conceived and the impact they had on international broadcasting, United States-Soviet relations, Russian history, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with US and Russia relations approaching a breaking point, this book provides a key to understanding how we got here. Specifically, Stephen P. Friot asks, how do Russians and Americans think about each other, and why do they see the world so differently? The answers, Friot suggests, lie in the historical events surrounding the Cold War and their divergent influence on politics and popular consciousness.

Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée de "la" biographie politique de Lénine, par le maître d’œuvre du Livre noir du communisme, best-seller mondial. Vladimir Ilitch Oulianov, plus connu sous le nom de Lénine, a été l’un des personnages clés du XXe siècle. Celui qui, avant 1917, n’était connu que des habitués du mouvement révolutionnaire russe est soudain apparu en pleine lumière. Il s’empara avec une formidable audace du pouvoir en Russie, y créa le premier régime communiste qui allait essaimer dans une vingtaine de pays jusqu’en 1989-1991, ainsi qu’une Internationale dirigeant plus de 90 partis dans le monde.

Впервые книга "Back in the USSR" была опубликована в 1987 году в Англии. В последующие годы она была выпущена в США, Японии и нескольких европейских странах. И лишь спустя двадцать лет книга "Назад в СССР подлинная история рока в России" была издана в России.

The incredible forgotten story of the WWII female bomber regiment. From 1942 until the end of World War II, the Soviets had a secret weapon: Women. The 588th Night Bomber Regiment was one of the most decorated units; each member had flown more than 800 missions by the end of the war, and 23 were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union (the highest distinction). Despite all the awards, the unit is largely forgotten now. This audiobook looks at the history of one of the most daring aviation units ever commissioned.

Despite serving as the president of Russia from 2000 to 2008 following Boris Yeltsin's regime, and again since the spring of 2012, remarkably little is known of enigmatic former KGB spy Vladimir Putin other than the most mainstream life statistics and some minimally revealing fragments of memoirs and anecdotal observations.

Основываясь на воспоминаниях современников, русских и иностранных сочинениях и документах из частных архивов, многие из которых не сохранились до наших дней, известный писатель и журналист Михаил Пыляев рисует облик первопрестольной столицы, какой она была в XVII, XVIII и в самом начале XIX века. Благодаря широте интересов автора рассказы о придворных нравах, дворянской культуре и коронационных торжествах соседствуют с информацией о святочных гуляниях и кулачных боях, об устройстве городских мостовых, количестве фонарей и буднях простых людей: дворников, зазывальщиков и городовых.

This historic book will familiarize you with one of the very mysterious and secret societies in the world of all time: Freemasonry. There are many myths and legends surrounding this highly secretive organization all over the world. This makes people scared and, at the same time, inquisitive to some degree. We will try to dispel your fears and an air of mystery about Freemasonry, showing you the Freemasonry of the 18-19 centuries in detail from the inside. This book will tell you about the Freemasons that came to Russia from various European countries and established Freemasonry there.

To most observers, it seemed clear that Japan and Russia were destined to come into conflict in Korea and Manchuria. However, Russia’s vastly larger population, army, and navy seemed to make it inevitable that Japan would lose if the conflict escalated into war. Few could have foreseen that when war came, it would reveal that Russian power was largely an illusion. That would be underscored by one of the war’s most famous events, a bizarre battle that involved a makeshift Russian fleet under the command of an irascible and unstable admiral sailing around the world to meet its fate.

Today, Russia is the biggest and one of the most populous countries in the world. From the early, primitive state-like formations in the 9th century, all the way to the creation of the first true tsardom of Russia in 1547, the history of medieval Russia is one filled with constant struggles for power, personal rivalries between various princes, bloody wars, and a search for identity.