A monograph.

All the works included in this collection are dedicated to the work of intelligence services during the First World War and were written by employees of these services. For Basil Thomson, head of the Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department during the First World War, there were almost no secrets that he was not privy to. Throughout the four years of the war, he was in constant contact...

I love the simple, not loud verse, /That smiles and so delicate. /I am near to the artless style, /That, as a school-girl, diligent. /I love a music of the verse, /It's breath and even signs. /I try to find the sparks of wisdom /In person, who is sly.

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.

Collection of Scientific Articles

This book is dedicated to *oberegs*—magical means of protecting an individual and their world from danger. Drawing upon the pan-Slavic tradition, it presents—for the first time—a comprehensive model of the *obereg*, describing its semantics and the specific forms of its manifestation in ritual texts, actions, objects, and ceremonies; it also provides an analysis of the pragmatics of the verbal...

Over 20 000 entries! Over 200 000 translations. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Russian

The 'Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases' contains over 17,000 common loan words and expressions, as well as words which are formed from loan words. Each entry contains detailed commentary and information about the word's origin. The dictionary contains the newest loan words which have entered Russian within the past 10-15 years. There is a special section devoted to 'catch phrases,'...