The book examines the SMERSH (Death to Spies) organization during World War Two.

The author examines the recent US led war in Iraq and how this fits the pattern of US led military interventions in Afghanistan, Haiti, Serbia and more.

The author maintains that the Russian Empire did not truly begin with Peter the Great, but rather with his father, Aleksei Mikhailovich.

The writings of Viktor Suvorov, always controversial, have sparked furious debates inside and outside of Russia. In this volume, his supporters offer what the feel is the conclusive answer and rebuttal to his opponents - proving once and for all, that his analysis is correct.

The administration of General Denikin represents a second 'Time of Troubles' in Russian history.

The author, a historian, examines the roles of the 'informal' organizations that arose during perestroika and glasnost. These proto-democratic movements were active during the stormy years of political reform under Gorbachev and mobilized people, held rallies and then were used and then abandoned by the rising new elites remaining from the old Soviet system.