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Lenins Embalmers
by Ilya Zbarsky  Synopsis Between 1924 and the fall of communism in 1991, many millions of visitors paid their respects to the embalmed body of Lenin in Red Square. This is the story of the mausoleum, told by the only survivor of the family that plunged the founder of the Soviet...
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Russia's Road to Deeper Democracy
by Tom Bjorkman Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-133) and index....
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The Twilight of Imperial Russia (Galaxy Book; Gb419)
by Richard Charques Synopsis Recounts the personalities, events and movements which dominated the reign of Nicholas II in a penetrating and provocative analysis of the forces which led to the collapse of Russian tsarism....
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Sabres of Paradise
by Lesley Blanch Publisher Comments Book jacket/back: This is the magnificent account of the people of that exotic land, the Caucasus, their heroic leader Shamyl and their courageous thirty year fight to stem the tide of Russian Imperialism. It is also a history of 19th century Russian...
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The Future of Freedom in Russia
by Willi Vanden Heuvel Publisher Comments This book challenges the current view of Russia. Contributors come from the heart of Russia and describe not only the human dimensions of current problems, but also the commitment and courage of the unsung founders of the "new Russia." Included in the...
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Dispatches from the Former Evil Empire
by Richard Threlkeld Publisher Comments As a former Moscow correspondent for CBS news, Threlkeld was an observer of the Russian scene during the last years of Yeltsin's regime. He takes the reader on a colorful ride from crime-ridden East Siberia to the glitzy casino world of Moscow, and...
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Dismantling Utopia
by Scott Shane Publisher Comments A brilliant and original account of how Gorbachev's easing of information controls destroyed the illusions of communism and drove the Soviet system to ruin. Shane writes with such bracing authority, such startling insight, that Dismantling Utopia must be...
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Hostile Waters #1: Hostile Waters
by Peter A Huchthausen Publisher Comments As the Cold War drew to a close, a Soviet submarine armed with fifteen nuclear missiles suffered a crippling accident, coming within moments of an apocalyptic meltdown that could have devastated the eastern seaboard of the United States. Although our own...
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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End
by Publisher Comments Peter Kenez's History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End examines not only political change, but also social and cultural developments. The book identifies the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in...
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End of empire :15 new works from the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union
by Roger Rosen Publisher Comments A riveting collection of new fiction and non-fiction from the emerging nations offers young adults clear insights on significant social, political, and international issues....
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The New Russia: Troubled Transformation
by Gail W Lapidus Publisher Comments In this book, distinguished U.S. and Russian scholars analyze the great challenges confronting post-Communist Russia and examine the Yeltsin government's attempts to deal with them. Focusing on problems of state- and nation-building, economic reform...
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White on Black
by Ruben Gallego Publisher Comments This is an extraordinary personal testament, the story of one boy's triumph in the face of impossible obstacles. Born with cerebral palsy in Moscow, Ruben Gallego was hidden away in Soviet state institutions by his maternal grandfather, the secretary...
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Russia's Last Capitalists: The Nepmen, 1921-1929
by Alan M Ball Publisher Comments In 1921 Lenin surprised foreign observers and many in his own Party, by calling for the legalization of private trade and manufacturing. Within a matter of months, this New Economic Policy (NEP) spawned many thousands of private entrepreneurs, dubbed...
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Russia's Women: Accommodation, Resistance, Transformation
by Barbara E Clements Publisher Comments By ignoring gender issues, historians have failed to understand how efforts to control women--and women's reactions to these efforts--have shaped political and social institutions and thus influenced the course of Russian and Soviet history. These...
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Condemned to Repetition?: The Rise, Fall, and Reprise of Soviet-Russian Military Interventionism, 1973-1996 (Bcsia Studies in International Security)
by Andrew Bennett Publisher Comments Andrew Bennett draws on interviews and declassified Politburo documents as well as numerous public statements to establish the views of Soviet and Russian officials. He argues that Soviet leaders drew lessons from their apparent successes in Vietnam and...
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Dancing Under the Red Star: The Extraordinary Story of Margaret Werner, the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin's Gulag
by Karl Tobien Publisher Comments Written by her son, this inspiring chronicle of faith, defiance, and personal triumph tells the unforgettable true story of Margaret Werner, the only American woman to survive Stalin's Gulag....
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Muslim Communities Reemerge: Historical Perspectives on Nationality, Politics, and Opposition in the Former Soviet Union and Yugo (Central Asia Book Series)
by Andreas Kappeler Publisher Comments The terrible events afflicting Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tajikistan fill the news, commanding the world's attention. This timely volume offers rare insight into the background of these catastrophic conflicts. First published in German on the eve...
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The Zero Hour: Glasnost and Soviet Cinema in Transition
by Andrew Horton Publisher Comments Now faced with the "zero hour" created by a new freedom of expression and the dramatic breakup of the Soviet Union, Soviet cinema has recently become one of the most interesting in the world, aesthetically as well as politically. How have Soviet...
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Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History Since 1917
by Stephen F Cohen Publisher Comments In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Stephen F. Cohen cuts through Cold War stereotypes of the Soviet Union to arrive at fresh interpretations of that country's traumatic history and its present-day political realities. Cohen's lucidly written...
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1937: Stalin's Year of Terror
by Vadim Zakharovich Rogovin Publisher Comments This is the first major study by a Russian Marxist historian of the most tragic and fateful year in the history of the Soviet Union. With an encyclopedic knowledge of Soviet source material, including archival documents released after the fall of the...
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