The author of this book, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Kirill Alekseevich Evstigneev, made 296 combat sorties during the Great Patriotic War, achieving 53 victories personally and another 3 in a group (this is the fifth best result in Soviet aviation; only Kozhedub, Pokryshkin, Gulaev, and Rechkalov shot down more enemy aircraft).

A collection of over 100 texts with exercises for students who learn Russian. New lexicon is translated into English. For basic-intermediate level.

Verb in texts by Chekhov and Averchenko. Short stories (with parallel texts in Russian and English) followed by verb analysis, questions and exercises. Basic-intermediate level.

Цель книги — познакомить студентов-иностранцев с произведениями русских писателей-эмигрантов: Бунина, Аверченко, Теффи, Алданова и др.Все тексты снабжены переводом на английский язык той части лексики, которая выходит за объём первого сертификационного уровня, проверочными заданиями, а также страноведческими и стилистическими комментариями.Настоящее пособие предназначено учащимся, владеющим...

Manual and reader for basic level includes short stories by famous Russian writers. Texts are accompanied by questions, and exercises. 24 lessons total.

The Commandant of the Kremlin is a unique position in the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russian Federation. The author, a military historian, examines the men who filled this position from 1918-1953 - from the rise to power of Lenin to the death of Stalin.

The book examines the role and place of the upper military elites in the politics of the Stalinist system.

Po itogam rossiisko-kanadskogo proekta Universitet Kalgari - Gorbachev Fond