This collective study incorporates articles by both Russian and foreign authors covering the period of the Great Patriotic War and the first post-war years. A lot of attention is has been devoted to the Soviet policy towards Poland, which made it possible to reflect the full measure of the complex and controversial nature of the Polish problem.

The book by a group of authors from the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences is based on the latest Russian and foreign archival documents and supplements and deepens our knowledge of the Great Patriotic War. The publication contains sensational documents that reveal the reasons for the belated bringing of our troops to combat readiness at the beginning of the war.

Ancient states and unique cultures emerged in Transcaucasia many centuries earlier than in other territories of the Russian Empire and the USSR. Unfortunately, the geographical location of Transcaucasia at the junction of Europe and Asia made this region an arena of bloody wars for 2.5 thousand years. Peace reigned when the Russians arrived. In the 90s of the 20th century, Moscow's control...

This two volume history examines the life of Russia and its population during World War Two. Attention is paid to the effects of major battles to the surrounding areas. The principles of leadership of the armed struggle, economic confrontation of the parties, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Soviet state are reviewed. The conditions of life of all strata of the population and their...

Based on identified trends of the armed conflict, the author has examined the nature of air, ground and naval operations in the wars of the first half of the 21st century. He has also highlighted the meaning of military operations in space and information warfare. He also examines the peculiarities of the fight with modern terrorism.

The story of Nicholas Urfe and his friendship with a demonic millionaire which leads to an elaborate series of staged hallucinations, riddles, and psychological traps, The Magus endures as the most enigmatic and magical novel in the Fowles canon, a work rich in symbols, conundrums, and labyrinthine twists of events.

The war diaries of a Russian volunteer who fought with the Serbs 1993-1999.

Originally published in 1911, the author later became the leader of the Kadet Party in Russia, after the Soviet Revolution, he emigrated to and settled in New York City.