The authors present an attempt to understand the current process of nation-building in the South Caucasus. The authors maintain that the countries are re-writing their history vis-a-vis Russia, in order to serve their own political needs. The authors concentrate their analysis on Azerbaijan.

The author was a famous Soviet/Russian writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and screenwriter. He was an authority on Pushkin and an important member of the Russian Formalist school. The first novel in this book is a satirical tale of an officer, created by a bureaucratic error, who (despite not actually existing) enjoys a career full of valor and awards and is granted an estate with...

Submarine warfare on the Eastern front.

This book tells the history of the submarine fleet, the first 'secret vessels,' and their creators. Readers will learn about the heroic deeds of Russian sailors during the First World War and the Great Patriotic War, as well as the design features of nuclear submarines and the specifics of modern submarine service. This book will be of interest to all generations of naval history buffs.

The author describes the Allied effort to crack the German encryption machine - the Enigma.

Series: Rossiia zabytaia i neizvesntnaia. Beloe dvizhenie

In his book, noted historian A B Shirokorad details the involvement of the Danube military flotilla of the Red Army in the Vienna campaign. Russia had previously used flotillas on the Danube in its wars with Turkey and during WWI against Romanian forces. The flotilla highlighted in this book was formed in 1940.

The book actually contains two historical works on the history of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus.