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Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia
by Steve Levine  Publisher Comments The new Russia is marching in an alarming direction. Emboldened by escalating oil wealth and newfound prominence as a world power, Russia, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, has veered back toward the authoritarian roots planted in Imperial/Czarist...
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The Revolution of 1905 and Russia's Jews (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
by Stefani (edt) Hoffman Publisher Comments The 1905 Revolution in Russia ushered in an unprecedented (though brief) period of social and political freedom in the Russian Empire. This environment made possible the emergence of mass Jewish politics and the flourishing of a new, modern Jewish...
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Medieval Russia, 980?1584 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)
by Janet Martin Publisher Comments This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive narrative of the history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through to the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. Supplementing the original edition with results of recently published...
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The Fate of the Romanovs
by Greg King Publisher Comments Acclaim for The Fate of the Romanovs "A startlingly revisionist history of the last months of the Imperial family that compellingly destroys the tired old romantic clichés." -Financial Times "The Fate of the Romanovs is both encyclopaedic and compelling....
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Dances in Deep Shadows: The Clandestine War in Russia, 1917-1920
by Michael Occleshaw Publisher Comments In 1917, the world was turned upside down by a popular uprising and then a Bolshevik coup d'itat in Russia. Suddenly, the socialist revolution that many had hoped for and had expected was underway, Capitalism was morally and materially exhausted by war...
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Thou Shalt Kill: Revolutionary Terrorism in Russia, 1894-1917
by Anna Geifman Publisher Comments "[Geifman] argues effectively that those who practiced individual acts of violence against tsarist officials and the population in general had a much more destructive effect on the imperial regime than has generally been acknowledged in the historical...
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Voices From Chernobyl (05 Edition)
by Svetlana Alexievich Publisher Comments On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Although this was one of the most devastating tragedies ever, until now, no book has appeared in English giving the inside story of what happened to the people living in...
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They Fought for the Motherland: Russia's Women Soldiers in World War I and the Revolution (Modern War Studies)
by Laurie S Stoff Publisher Comments Women have participated in war throughout history, but their experience in Russia during the First World War was truly exceptional. Between the war's beginning and the October Revolution of 1917, approximately 6,000 women answered their country's call...
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A Primary Source Guide to Russia (Countries of the World: A Primary Source Journey)
by Christopher Blomquist Publisher Comments This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and...
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The Best Sons of the Fatherland: Workers in the Vanguard of Soviet Collectivization
by Lynne Viola Publisher Comments 'In this ground-breaking study Lynne Viola--the first Western scholar to gain access to the Soviet state archives on collectivization--brilliantly examines a lost chapter in the history of the Stalin revolution. Looking in detail at the backgrounds...
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KGB & Soviet State Security Uniforms & Militaria 1917-91 in Color Photos
by Laszlo Bekesi Publisher Comments Covers uniforms, insignia, decorations and other militaria of the Soviet agencies of State Security and Internal Forces. The 300 color photographs are accompanied by highly detailed captions tracing the evolution of official regulations and unofficial...
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For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia
by Robert D Crews Publisher Comments Russia occupies a unique position in the Muslim world. Unlike any other non-Islamic state, it has ruled Muslim populations for over five hundred years. Though Russia today is plagued by its unrelenting war in Chechnya, Russia's approach toward Islam once...
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History of Russia Volume 2 Since 1855 2ND Edition
by Walter G Moss Publisher Comments Second edition. Comprehensively revised and updated....
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Accounting for War: Soviet Production, Employment, and the Defence Burden, 1940-1945
by Mark Harrison Publisher Comments A reconstruction and analysis of the Soviet economy??'s wartime statistical record....
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Moscow: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
by Caroline Brooke Publisher Comments Caroline Brooke explores the way in which Moscow has reinvented itself over the years and the fascination it has exerted over the many writers, artists, and composers who made the city their home....
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Harvard Studies in Business History #44: Dilemmas of Russian Capitalism: Fedor Chizhov and Corporate Enterprise in the Railroad Age,
by Thomas C. Owen Publisher Comments the rule of law that plagued the tsarist empire and continue to bedevil post-Soviet Russia....
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Accounting for War: Soviet Production, Employment, and the Defence Burden, 1940-1945
by Mark Harrison Publisher Comments 'The author rebuilds and analyses the Soviet economy\'s wartime statistical record using previously unseen official documents.'...
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Tis Some Poor Fellow's Skull: Post-Soviet Warfare in the Southern Caucasus
by Patrick Wilson Gore Synopsis Seeking to fragment any possible source of resistance to Moscow's authority, Stalin split the Armenian nation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. When the USSR fell apart, the outlook seemed bleak for the Nagorno-Karabagh Armenians locked uncomfortably into...
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Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love, War, and Survival
by Owen Matthews Publisher Comments A transcendent history/memoir of one family’s always passionate, sometimes tragic connection to Russia. On a midsummer day in 1937, a black car pulled up to a house in Chernigov, in the heart of the Ukraine. Boris Bibikov—Owen Matthews’...
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Russian and Soviet History: From the Time of Troubles to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
by Steven A. (edt) Usitalo Synopsis An original and thought-provoking text, Russian and Soviet History uses noteworthy themes and important events from Russian history to spark classroom discussion. Consisting of twenty essays written by experts in each area, the book showcases current...
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