After the release of the Russian movie 'Svolochi', many veteran-chekisty were upset with the way history of these units had been portrayed. This book attempts to set the record straight, about the role these Young Pioneers and Komsomol members played behind and on the front lines.

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.

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 author, a professor of history, was an adviser to the President of the USSR during the stormy years of perestroika.

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.