The author maintains that the epoch of Russian history of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich was as bright and as interesting as the era of the musketeers in France or revolutionary England. He seeks to enlighten and introduce the colorful figures of this time to the reader.

The author, using Russian history as a guide, makes a scandalous proposal for understanding the formation of the present Russian government based on the development of the Russian (Tsarist) state.

The author re-examines the Northern War of 1700-1720 between Peter the Great and Karl the XII and its (mis)representation in Russian history.

A detailed look at the archaeological excavations at a Homo erectus site in the Central Caucasus. Many detailed drawings and other materials. Includes an English language summary.

Russia has a long history of political police and investigators - from the III Department, Tsarist Okhrana, ChK, NKVD and the KGB.

About the Generals of 1812: Vorontsov, Davydov, Ermolaev, Zakrevskii and others.

The book examines the relations between Poland and Czechoslovakia in the Inter-war period (1933-1939).

The 2003 edition of this scholarly yearbook is dedicated to historians in the Russian emigre community from the 1920s-1930s.

A publication of the working group on economics and conflict in the Caucasus.

The author, a professor of history, was an adviser to the President of the USSR during the stormy years of perestroika.