The book is the published version of a lecture given by Garri Kasparov, Chess Master and passionate politician, who attempted to run for president in Russia. He discusses the challenges facing Russia and Russian society under the corrupt non-democratic regime of Putin & Co.

The book recounts the turbulent life story of Pyotr Patrushev—a man who fled the USSR in 1962 and was sentenced to death by firing squad for 'treason against the Motherland.' He now lives in Australia by the ocean, writing books and articles and working as a translator.

This book is not a self-help guide for conspirators. It examines the most common elements of the strategy and tactics of various types of coups d'état that took place in the 20th century. It describes the typical methods and means used by the groups carrying out these actions. The author aimed to inform representatives of state structures, political parties and movements, and public...

An examination of the problems and challenges of globalization of the world economy.

A history of the Ingush peoples of the North Caucasus during the period of 1944 - 2004. The book covers their deporation during World War Two under Stalin's orders, their political rehabilitation and eventual return to the Caucasus. Includes archival documents.

The West responded to the growing influence of the people's democracies with the Cold War, which led to the defeat of the Soviet superpower and the collapse of the socialist camp. But this is not enough: the only superpower is striving for a total revision of the results of World War II and control over the planet's natural resources. The famous Americanist scholar A. I. Utkin convincingly...

The author examines the history and formation of modern Pakistan and the issue of the Pushtun tribal identity and geography.

This monograph presents—for the first time in domestic scholarship—a systematic study of the inaugural addresses delivered by Russian presidents, as well as their addresses to the Federal Assembly. The analysis is conducted primarily from cognitive and rhetorical perspectives. The author focuses on elements of the schematic and thematic structure of discourse, as well as on linguistic phenomena...

The subject of his new book is perestroika, which ushered in a democratic era in our history. In his capacity as First Deputy Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU, and later as an advisor to the President of the USSR, the author was largely 'inside' the events unfolding, closely interacting with the 'architects' of perestroika and aware of the reactions of...

This volume in the series is dedicated to the theoretical and practical problems of racial studies and ethnographic anthropology.