This book constitutes the first dictionary in the fields of East Slavic folklore studies and ethnolinguistics to catalog proper names appearing in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian riddles. The material, collected and systematized by the author, significantly expands our understanding of the East Slavic worldview, as well as the typology of riddles and related genres. The first part of the...

The book examines the military reforms conducted under Tsar Paul I in which he tried to reshape the Russian Army closer to the model of the Prussian Army.

In March 1921, the Red sailors, the stronghold and fighting vanguard of the revolution, rebelled against the Bolshevik government in a fortress on the Gulf of Finland. This event still causes heated debate. Was it a protest against the ruling dictatorship, or did the opponents of the young Soviet Republic skillfully take advantage of their discontent and prepare this explosion of popular...

Dictionary covers all the aspects of American history, culture, politics, administrative and religious life from the times of the first Pilgrims and through 1994. Russian edition, originally published by Blackwell Publishers.