This novel is about the tragic nature of the human life, about the loneliness of one person among people, about meaning and power of love. Asystole is a cardiac standstill. Ability to love gives sense and meaning to life. This book is a finalist of the National Big Book Award in 2010.

The confrontation between the ‘Stalin's Falcons’ and the Luftwaffe in the early years of the Great Patriotic War is full of tragedy. What did the Soviet Air Force represent, and why did it find itself on the verge of defeat? How did they manage to turn the tide and gain air superiority? To what extent is the fame of German aces exaggerated and the fame of Soviet aces underestimated? The answers...

Voenno-Istoricheskaia Biblioteka. Cherno-belye fotografii. Alfavitnyi ukazatel' imen (po stranam).

The Atlantic Wall became the most grandiose system of coastal fortifications in the history of mankind. Its coastal batteries, concrete underground structures, and various anti-landing defenses represented masterpieces of artillery and construction engineering. At the same time, Hitler and his admirals made a number of unforgivable miscalculations that made the successful Allied invasion of...

A wonderful field guidebook to wild plants of Russia. Color illustrations of the plants.

The book describes the main programs carried out in the United States to create new means of launching spacecraft into orbit. In addition to traditional launch vehicles, special attention is paid to reusable aerospace systems and promising hypersonic aircraft. In addition, the publication presents a retrospective review of the half-century evolution of aerospace aircraft projects and currently...

The Leader of Baghdad: Rise and Fall. A political portrait of Saddam Hussein and his government. The authors are both professors at the Russian Academy of Military Science.

Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration served as a Russian general. He was an ethnic Georgian and descendant of the Georgian royal family of the Bagrations. In 1812 Bagration commanded the 2nd army of the West, and though defeated at Mogilev, rejoined the main army under Barclay de Tolly, and led the left wing at the Battle of Borodino, where he received a mortal wound.

Chess.

A classic work on the various gangs during the development of New York City. Inspiration for the Martin Scorsese film of the same name.