Rear Admiral Nikolai Belorukov of the Soviet Navy, awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, Nakhimov Second Class, and the Red Star for his combat service, recounts his service in the Black Sea Fleet during World War II. After graduating from naval school, he was initially appointed navigator of the submarine ‘M-53,’ then senior assistant commander of ‘S-31,’ and in May 1942 he took command of...

The work of journalist A. Alyabyev is not only a history of the Second World War, but also an excursion into the history of the development of military aviation during that period. The author draws on a vast amount of documentary material: official reports from governments, news agencies, radio and the press, providing the opportunity to compare the viewpoints of the warring parties on the same...

In this third installment in the projected seven-volume series, Sirius Black, imprisoned for killing 13 people with one curse, escapes from Azkaban. As he heads for Hogwarts, the chilling Dementors who trail him quickly descend upon the school.

Theater between Hitler and Stalin

This reader presents an adapted text of the novel 'Princess Mary' by Mikhail Lermontov. The book is designed for foreign students learning Russian at the level B2. It includes lexical commentary, exercises, and illustrations.

Rasputin - a simple monk from Siberia or the devil? The scandal surrounding him and the Tsar's family only further undermined the final years of Imperial Russia.

The book actually contains two historical works on the history of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus.

The text is accompanied by unique photographs. Color illustrations are prepared on the basis of the documents and give an accurate representation of the characteristic elements of the SA uniform.

The book seeks to examine the secrets of the beginnings of WWII, about which historians and eyewitnesses have argued for over 60 years.