A reference-handbook on the state and titular languages of the Russian Federation. Includes an appendix with relevant legislation from each republic on language.

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...

This book is dedicated to the study of the work of the artist and poet Mikhail Grobman. One of the most important representatives of the Moscow artistic and literary avant-garde of the 1960s, he emigrated to Israel in 1971, where he became famous for his performances in the Judean Desert, carried out by the group ‘Leviathan,’ which he founded. Grobman's art occupies a special place between...

The author was a Moscow literary critic, historian of Soviet literature, and writer. This book is a collection of articles, essays, feuilletons of the 80-90s, which the author describes in the forward: 'That was a time of hope, many of which, if you look from today, were not destined to come true. And although I never thought that the way out of that monstrous historical impasse into which the...

The newest book by Artem Drabkin continues his popular series of interviews with war veterans - and in this case, the pilots, navigators and gunners that flew into combat in the Pe-2.

This book is about real men – the pilots and navigators of the famous Po-2 (U-2) ‘crop duster’ aircraft. Operating this plane didn't require exceptional skills or abilities during initial flight training; after all, it wasn't a fighter or a long-range bomber. However, the tasks the crews had to perform demanded immense personal courage and complete dedication. As one veteran recalled: ‘The U-2...

This book is the long-awaited sequel to the major military history bestseller of 2005. It is based on numerous interviews with veteran tank crews who experienced the horrors of war alongside their machines. The tank crews share with the reader the soldier's truth about life at the front, the battles they fought, the arduous work of war, the reasons for defeats, and the true price of the Great...

The book contains documents highlighting the uprising in Iaroslavl the 6th - 21st of July, 1918 in one of the most dramatic events of the Russian Civil War. Most of the materials where previously classified and were not available to researchers before the 1990s. Many of these documents are published here for the first time.