The author of the book, who for a long time headed the headquarters of the Border Troops of the Soviet Union, vividly and with deep knowledge describes the Afghan events that followed the April 1978 revolution and undoubtedly influenced the history of our country. The weak security of the borders of Afghanistan contributed to the strengthening and equipment of the rebel formations that used the...

Stefan Zweig was enchanted with Mary Stuart, whose life he perceived as immensely paradoxical and from whom he perceived a ‘inexhaustible attraction of mystery.’ Thus, he investigated the queen of Scotland and Elizabeth I's fierce rival through the lens of a novelistic biography. Zweig is the undisputed master of this genre: he meticulously details the tumultuous life of this amazing woman, who...

Роман "Похоть" открывает постмодернистскую линию в творчестве крупнейшего и самого "неудобного" немецкоязычного крупнейшего писателя современности, лауреата Нобелевской премии 2004 года, Эльфриды Елинек. Своей темой Елинек делает насилие и власть в частной и интимной жизни, роль женщины в мире тотального потребительства, доминирование мифов обыденного сознания в отношениях между людьми и...

This textbook, which is offered to students of higher education institutions, was written based on the 3rd volume of 'Tatar Grammar'. Based on the requirements of the textbook, questions and tasks for checking knowledge, examples of syntactic analysis, and general information about punctuation were added to the book. The manual will also be useful for school teachers.

The result of 12 years of research in the archives, this monograph presents statistical materials on the Chechens. The author has used the data to create original tables and creates a window on to the status and development of the Chechen in socio-economic terms, migration and demographic trends, taxes, land ownership and development and more.

The book by historian K.A.Pisarenko tells the story of complex opposition in the Politburo, which launched immediately after the death of Lenin. In this struggle faced two of the principle of leadership: individual, supported by Stalin, and collective, which believed in the efficacy of the other members of the Politburo. As the author convincingly argues, this conflict continued after Stalin...