Noted author Roy Medvedev examines the growth and development of Kazakhstan during the Post-Soviet years, from an area of instability to one of stability and growth, driven by its exploitation of its natural resources.

A collection of articles on the history, archives, ethnography, culture and politics of the Caucasus.

The third title in a series of annual publications examining the problems of history and culture in the East Slav world.

The Complete Book of Crochet Stich Designs. 500 different designs for crocheting. Each design is complemented with a scheme, photograph of a sample, and detailed description of the process. Beautiful, oversized edition with large colorful photographs on every page!

Illustrated manual on how to make beautiful, original buttons.

Detailed descriptions, drawings of the new and interesting projects for your garden, or front yard. Book contains suggestions on organization of the stone garden, and the selection of plants according to their blooming period, ability to resist cold weather, and overall growth conditions.

A wonderful field guidebook to wild plants of Russia. Color illustrations of the plants.

Literary research includes notes and discoveries collected during over 40 years of work as a literary critic. Most texts devoted to Turgenev, other subjects are Griboedov, Baratynsky, Goncharov, Nekrasov, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and some others.

Comparasement of aesthetics of Limonov and Mishima.