The memoirs of O.G. Ivanovsky are one of the rare books written by officers of the Soviet military counterintelligence 'SMERSH'. The author frankly writes about the attitude in the troops towards the Chekists of SMERSH, about the methods of operational work of military counterintelligence at its initial level, and about the battles, campaigns, and raids of the cavalry regiment in which he was...

Evgeny Ivanovich Fokin served in a reconnaissance company from May 1943. He repeatedly participated in capturing enemy prisoners (‘languages’) at the front lines and in the enemy's rear. A special chapter in the author's military biography is his participation in a daring operation by a special detachment to save crucial facilities in Krivoy Rog in February 1944. E.I. Fokin vividly and...

This book by the renowned political scientist and Americanist A.I. Utkin explores the secret geopolitical, economic, diplomatic, and mystical-religious forces behind the US war against Iraq and Afghanistan, and the situation in the Middle East that emerged after this war. The author analyzes the reasons for the noticeably increased American aggressiveness in the Middle East region and...

The reference book contains information about the famous writers of the XX century. The data organized the unique way: first goes the biographical data, then some original text and it is concluded by criticism. The presented writers are: I.Bunin, M.Gorkii, M.Sholokhov, S.Esenin, A.Blok, M.Bulgakov, A.Platonov, A.Tvardovsky, F.Abramov, V.Astaf'ev, V.Rasputin, V. Shukshin.

Published by the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, this book examines the causes and character of the war and the process in which a local conflict is escalated into an international conflict. Of particular interest to the author is the role and activities of the United Nations.

This dictionary of contemporary military technology and communication contains over 20,000 terms.

The book introduces genitive case of Russian. It consists of three parts and talks about grammar of a genitive case (forms and functions) with examples and comments in English.

This collection includes articles mostly written specifically for this volume. Three articles had been previously published, but were significantly revised and updated for this collection. The collection is dedicated to ideological currents that justify our country's current departure from liberal-democratic principles or strive to create and materialize the image of a non-liberal, imperial...

After the release of the Russian movie 'Svolochi', many veteran-chekisty were upset with the way history of these units had been portrayed. This book attempts to set the record straight, about the role these Young Pioneers and Komsomol members played behind and on the front lines.

This book, based on identified patterns of human perception of the world, provides an explanation of the religions and value systems of various peoples and civilizations, models the historical process, and examines possible scenarios for globalization and the future of Russia. It substantiates the need to form a new universal value paradigm to ensure the sustainable development of humanity.