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.

War... This word is associated with many contradictory, sometimes repulsive images. It's not only the thunder of battles, lightning-fast attacks, bravura marches and victory parades, but also rows of chimneys in burnt-out villages, ‘death trenches,’ mass graves, the roar of collapsing buildings, the groans of mutilated, dying people, and fear in the eyes of children. War is the stench of fires...

The author examines the German campaign in the Caucasus and in particular the battle on the Kalmyk steppe.

Presented here is the first study in domestic historiography to examine one of the most dramatic episodes of the French Revolution: the civil war in the country's western regions (1793–1796). For Soviet historians, the powerful peasant protest against the policies of the new regime long remained a taboo subject. Drawing upon the insights of historical anthropology and agrarian history, as well...

The authors examine several unique and unusual weapons developed by the Germans during World War Two.

The book is dedicated to examining the controversial views of Viktor Suvorov on the Soviet military.

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...

Nikita Khrushchev. 1964. The stenograms of the plenums of IsK KPSS and other documents. The provided unedited documents allow a researcher and a simple reader to recreate the picture of the struggle for the political power. These documents reflect the period of the displacement of Nikita Khrushchev. 2/3 of the documents are published for the first time.

The book tells about the most important trial in the history of mankind - the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal. The book is based on rare archival documents, hard-to-reach sources, the latest research, as well as the memoirs of contemporaries and direct participants in those distant events. Many materials are published for the first time. It is not surprising that some historical...