This book by historian and writer S.E. Mikheenkov is a unique collection of soldiers' stories about the war, which the author worked on for more than thirty years. The most striking episodes, thematically arranged, form a coherent, captivating narrative about the war from the perspective of the Russian soldier. This, in the words of the poet, ‘hard-won, harsh truth of the soldiers’ will astound...

The author is a veteran of the elite Russian airborne troops. In his book, he describes not only his own career, but the service of this elite group in the Afghan war.

The book is a collection of articles dedicated to the current problems of studying memory (of recent history) as a sociocultural phenomenon.

Series: Voina i My. The Second World War, the Great Patriotic War, the author maintains, has been the victim of consistent and persistent lies. So much so that the truth has been lost. In his book, the author seeks to refute and challenge the 'false' version of the war presented too often on TV.

The author examines the causes behind the economic crises of Russia in the 1990s - which he terms the great post-Soviet depression.

The author examines WWII from the perspective of armor - and the overwhelming role played by the tank.