The author of this book, V.V. Galin, is well-known to readers for his books ‘Forbidden Political Economy,’ ‘The Political Economy of War,’ etc. This book shows how the triumph of liberal ideas in the world inevitably leads to war. This was the case at the beginning of the 20th century and in the 1930s, and the same is happening now. Why is the triumph of ‘democracy’ a dead end in the...

Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the...

The book examines the general trends and results of the social-economic policies of the USSR during the liberalization of the Soviet system. The author raises many interesting points of discussion. Based on archival materials and other documents.