The book by the famous researcher of the history of the Russian fleet I. I. Firsov is dedicated to Yuri Fedorovich Lisyansky, who belongs to the glorious tribe of discoverers and trailblazers. His name is mentioned eight times on the world map. He was three times the first: he was the first to sail around the world under the Russian flag, the first to pave the way across the seas and oceans...

On the pages of this book, the reader will find more than 200 unique photographs, accompanied by fascinating and detailed commentary. The rich illustrative material depicts battles and combat operations of the Luftwaffe of the Third Reich during World War II. Previously unpublished photographic materials were recently obtained from European archives, including previously closed archives of...

In 1941 Lunin commanded the Shch class submarine Shch-421 with Fyodor Vidyayev as his second in command. He carried out several successful patrols in this boat, sinking a German transport. In 1942 he was given command of the new K class submarine , K-21. The K-21 made an unsuccessful attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in June 1942. He subsequently carried out further patrols in Arctic...

The report that Nemtsov and Milov have prepared in 2009 reveals the politics of Moscow mayor, Iury Luzhkov. Authors tried to attract attention to Luzhkov's projects and the damage he caused to the city. This report was widely used in media when Luzhkov was expelled from his position as the long-serving Mayor of Moscow.

In this edition, a brief essay presents the history of the South of Russia, as well as modern (at the beginning of XX century) life by the different peoples inhabiting the region. The book is excerpted from what was a fundamental source - a multivolume work on the geography and history of Russia: 'Russian. Full geographical description of our fatherland.' It was compiled and printed for many...

The monograph is a general review of the culture of the Mari peoples in the Middle Ages, covering the period of the VI to the XVII centuries.

The book deals with the relationship between government and the people in Russia; of allies and enemies of our country, about the causes of ethnic conflicts within the state of the connection with Russian culture nationalism, the nature, causes and consequences of Russophobia.

The book examines the role and place of the upper military elites in the politics of the Stalinist system.

The book offers a detailed examination of the little studied military traditions of medieval Vietnam. Of particular interest is the period of the 10th to the 18th centuries, which saw many conflicts, mostly in opposing the expansion of the Chinese Empire into Indochina. The author examines the development of strategy and tactics, force organization and weapons.