‘The Revolution Betrayed’ is one of Trotsky’s most famous works; the author himself even called this book ‘the main thing in his life.’ Written during forced seclusion in Norway, the book is devoted to an analysis of the Soviet political regime and a forecast of its further development. Without mincing words, Trotsky, in a fierce and categorical manner, settles scores with his main opponent...

Виктор Клемперер (1881–1960) был профессором французской литературы в Дрезденском университете. Как еврей, он был отстранен от своей университетской должности в 1935 году и выжил только благодаря браку с арийкой. Книга «Язык Третьего рейха», впервые опубликованная в 1957 году, возникла из убеждения Клемперера в том, что язык Третьего рейха помог создать его культуру. Как пишет Клемперер: «Не...

In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to tell the dramatic stories of the firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who heroically extinguished the nuclear inferno. He lays bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry, tracing the disaster to the authoritarian character of the Communist party rule, the regime's control over scientific information, and its emphasis on economic...

In light of the current struggles in the Caucasus, the author reviews the wars of the 19th century, the struggles between the mountain tribes of the Northern Caucasus under the leadership of Imam Shamil and the forces of Tsarist Russia.

Originally published by the University of California Press in 1961, the author examines the appearance and development of mounted soldiers in Ancient Greece.

The author writes about the little-known Azerbaijani Democratic Republic and its relations with the new state of Soviet Russia. Both governments arose from the collapse of Imperial Russia in 1917.

The result of 12 years of research in the archives, this monograph presents statistical materials on the Chechens. The author has used the data to create original tables and creates a window on to the status and development of the Chechen in socio-economic terms, migration and demographic trends, taxes, land ownership and development and more.

A major contribution to the historiography of twentieth century Russia, The Bolsheviks in Power shines a revealing spotlight on the fateful first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. It examines events that profoundly shaped the Soviet political system that endured through generations.

A revisionist look at Khrushchev and his denunciation of Stalin and Stalin's terror.