Mr. Sharp's writings on nonviolent resistance have been studied by opposition activists in Zimbabwe, Burma, Russia, Venezuela and Iran, among others. His 1993 guide to unseating despots, 'From Dictatorship to Democracy,' has been translated into at least 28 languages and was used by movements that toppled governments in Serbia, Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. One can now add Tunisia, Egypt...

Series: Voina i My. The Second World War, the Great Patriotic War, the author maintains, has been the victim of consistent and persistent lies. So much so that the truth has been lost. In his book, the author seeks to refute and challenge the 'false' version of the war presented too often on TV.

The author looks at the hidden battles of spies, intelligence and special services during World War Two.

Compiled by a leading Russian specialist on the Caucasus, this dictionary was not previously published - the author was a victim of Stalin's regime and died in 1941. The dictionary includes a description of the Tabasaran language and examples of Tabasaran texts compiled by the author.

For twenty-five years, China has been transitioning from a planned to a market economic system with Chinese characteristics. Profound progressive changes in the economic and social spheres, brought about by gradual reforms in China, are taking place against the backdrop of dynamic development of social production and a consistent increase in the income and living standards of a significant...

This detailed history of the Vyatka region is divided into two parts. the first examines the region's history and its connections to the rest of Russia and other countries. In the second part, the authors examine traditional folk clothing, the various ethnic groups and their relations inside the region.

The book is the published version of a lecture given by Garri Kasparov, Chess Master and passionate politician, who attempted to run for president in Russia. He discusses the challenges facing Russia and Russian society under the corrupt non-democratic regime of Putin & Co.

In his book, noted historian A B Shirokorad details the involvement of the Danube military flotilla of the Red Army in the Vienna campaign. Russia had previously used flotillas on the Danube in its wars with Turkey and during WWI against Romanian forces. The flotilla highlighted in this book was formed in 1940.

The book recounts the turbulent life story of Pyotr Patrushev—a man who fled the USSR in 1962 and was sentenced to death by firing squad for 'treason against the Motherland.' He now lives in Australia by the ocean, writing books and articles and working as a translator.

The author, a well known specialist on the Armenian genocide, explores documents held in Austria on the 1915 tragedy.