The book, a collection of scholarly articles, edited by Russia's leading demographer, is the first major demographic history of Russia in the 20th century. The articles are based on a vast statistical database and the books offers many tables and graphs.

The authors of this book examine the historic period of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which saw the Communist regimes of Central and SE Europe being overthrown.

1956 - the middle of the Soviet era, the XXth Congress and Khruschev's denunciation of Stalin and his cult of personality, the beginning of the post-Stalin 'thaw.' An amazing look at this critical year in Soviet history.

Published in the series 'Unofficial History of Russia,' this book covers the period of Russian history from 1825-1870. The author weaves many different sources into a rich and original interpretation of Russia. The critical years in this book see both a consolidation of political power and the first real attempts at reform.

Before the advent of US military and political power in the Persian/Arabian Gulf region, this role was filled by England. In fact, many of these states were either under British protectorate status after WW I or were created by the British.

The author, a professor at UC Santa Cruz, used archival materials, biographies and memoirs of the White movement to write this history of the Russian Civil War.

Dictionary covers all the aspects of American history, culture, politics, administrative and religious life from the times of the first Pilgrims and through 1994. Russian edition, originally published by Blackwell Publishers.

In March 1921, the Red sailors, the stronghold and fighting vanguard of the revolution, rebelled against the Bolshevik government in a fortress on the Gulf of Finland. This event still causes heated debate. Was it a protest against the ruling dictatorship, or did the opponents of the young Soviet Republic skillfully take advantage of their discontent and prepare this explosion of popular...

The book examines the military reforms conducted under Tsar Paul I in which he tried to reshape the Russian Army closer to the model of the Prussian Army.