Russia's economic development in the second half of XX century.

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...

Who was Peter the Great? was he God on Earth or the Antichrist? Why was Russia, after his death, faced with decades of court intrigues? What was the real goal of his Europeanization of Russia?

The author maintains that the epoch of Russian history of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich was as bright and as interesting as the era of the musketeers in France or revolutionary England. He seeks to enlighten and introduce the colorful figures of this time to the reader.

The author, using Russian history as a guide, makes a scandalous proposal for understanding the formation of the present Russian government based on the development of the Russian (Tsarist) state.

The author re-examines the Northern War of 1700-1720 between Peter the Great and Karl the XII and its (mis)representation in Russian history.

The book examines the military art and arms of the Central Asian nomads, the Huns from their appearance and threat to the Chinese in the 3rd century BC (Xiongnu) to their final movement into Europe in the 4th century under Attila defeating the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths, which brought them to the frontier of the Roman Empire.

This two volume book examines the problems of source studies in the study of Eastern Europe in ancient and medieval times. Published by the Russian Academy of Sciences.