Aleksandr Vasil'evich Gorbatov had a difficult journey, from a soldier in the tsar's army, to commander of the armed units of the Soviet Armed Forces and the commander-in-chief of the newly created air forces. In his book, the legendary general talks about the twists and turns of fate, as well as his many trials and tribulations. A poor, half-starved childhood, Stalin's repressions, years of...

Kokkinaki was perhaps the leading Soviet test pilot setting many world and Soviet records. He worked for several design bureaus, including theIlyushin Design Bureau , where he served as its chief test pilot. He also established the shortest flight route between Europe and the United States. He died in 1985.

This true story is a multifaceted picture of modern Russia and Europe, a financial thriller, and a tragicomedy of how life throws together human fates and ambitions to keep this world revolving. Dmitry Pototskiy, a Moscow ranking official, abandons his career in government and returns to the business world. Now his challenge is to find access to unadvertised, high-yield Trade Programs that...

400th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY. Mnemonic Policies and Idea of Monarchy, 1613-2013. The contributors to this volume describe various technologies of shaping the Romanov myth, the mechanisms of constructing the images of royal personae on the ethnic outskirts of the Empire, the representation of the Emperors of 18-19cents. in the Soviet historiography and popular history books, as...

The book presents the first detailed biography of an outstanding prozoika and poet, a fine master of the word Valentin Petrovich Kitaev, devoid of ideological bias. Few people know that the writer comes from an ancient priestly family, among his close relatives there were archbishops - new martyrs. The hero of Socialist Labor Kataev was once a white officer, a disciple of Bunin, he was sitting...

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt, and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same...

Boris Pasternak did not keep diaries. He was not satisfied with their unformed chaos, characteristic of records kept for themselves. Letters took over their function, in which the personality of the poet and the features of his many-sided creativity were fully manifested. But first of all, this is the most important biographical document that reflected the stages of Pasternak’s life and the...

The 'Kamasutra of the scribe' is the intellectual autobiography of Alexander Genis. And also - love correspondence with your library. Considering reading to be 'everyday life of happiness', the author shares it with passion with everyone who is ready to listen to the intense dialogue of the seasoned scribe with his favorite books. enjoyment. '' Alexander Genis

Introduction written by Steven Cohen. Vladimir Bukharin, brother of the famous Nikolai, was one of of the first Red Directors of Soviet industry and was active in the textile industry. Shortly after his brother's trial, Vladimir was arrested in 1938 and served in labor camps and exile for 18 years. In 1961 he was finally rehabilitated and lived the rest of his days in Moscow.