The British sociologist Roger Pethybridge attempts to create a complete picture of the dramatic events in Russian history. He worked with eyewitness accounts from both observers and active participants in these events. He was able to accurately capture the atmosphere and mood of those days.

Ot otriadov drevnikh slavian do massovoi armii epokhi Aleksandra II

Series: Rossiia zabytaia i neizvesntnaia. A victory in 1853 of the Russian Navy over the Ottoman fleet in Sinope, in the Black Sea .

The well-known historian Sergey Semanov, author of dozens of books, traces the history of Russian-Jewish relations in Russia, and also writes about the role of Russia's political parties in the spiritual revival of the Fatherland. Do Russians actually love themselves, do they value their own Russian world, created by the centuries, and do they value their national ways and traditions?...

The author examines the history of the Russian volunteer movement from 1824-1941, Russian citizens or immigrants fighting with foreign armies. In particular the book highlights Russian volunteers fighting in the English-Boer war (1898-1902), Paraguay-Bolivia (1932-1935), the Balkans in the late 19th century, China (1924-1940) and more.

The book contains excerpts from several classic works on the Caucasus: articles on the war from the Entsiklopedicheskii slovar' Brokgauz i efron; chapters from V A Potto's 5 volume work on the Caucasus War and finally, Tbilisi in the 1830's, from the memoirs of F F Tornau.

The reference book contains information about the famous writers of the XX century. The data organized the unique way: first goes the biographical data, then some original text and it is concluded by criticism. The presented writers are: I.Bunin, M.Gorkii, M.Sholokhov, S.Esenin, A.Blok, M.Bulgakov, A.Platonov, A.Tvardovsky, F.Abramov, V.Astaf'ev, V.Rasputin, V. Shukshin.

Author, a political activist and nationalist, contemplates about Russian history, Russian people, and the future of this country.

Elementary Level (A1) textbook.