Memoirs, diaries, essays on politics, music, and art.

The Black Sea Fleet has always held a special place in the history of wars and revolutions that took place in Russia in the twentieth century. Three times: in 1920, 1941 and 1991 - Black Sea fleet proved to be on the verge of death. Twice he quickly revived and became even stronger. How did this happen? Why do we know so little about the actual events of three wars and three revolutions? Are...

The end of the Cold War brought an end to the bipolar world order. This accelerated the processes of globalization and the formation of a multipolar world, which is manifested in the widespread exacerbation of ethnic, religious, and socio-economic contradictions at various levels, and in the emergence of numerous ‘small wars’ and low-intensity conflicts. All of this contributes to the emergence...

The Soviet Navy during the Cold War experienced both victories and tragedies. The newest book by the author Nikolai Cherkashin examines explosions, collisions, catastrophes, mutinies and groundings.

The book presents the results of a study of some aspects of the past century, and their representations in modern Russian historiography.

Manual contains data on Russian, its norms of pronouciation, word order, stresses, specific demands when used in different professions (including mass media).

A review of the Czech arms industry.

Established in 1918, as a new state the First Czechoslovak Republic was keen to project a distinct image. Participation in World Fairs offered the perfect opportunity-. In this comprehensive account of Czechoslovak participation in international exhibitions of the interwar period Marta Filipová looks beyond the sleek façade of the modernist pavilions to examine the intersections of...

Different situations for different lexicon are presented as series of texts that are peculiar and interesting. Funny stories and jokes that represent typical examples of spoken language. Conversational Russian that is fun to learn.

The collection presents documents on the activities of the SVAG Directorate for the Study of German Scientific and Technical Achievements, as well as other Soviet institutions and departments in Germany for the study and use of German scientific and technical achievements and 'high' technologies in the interests of the USSR. This is the first time that documents have been published in this way....