The manual on stylistics for learners of Russian gives an introduction into basic concepts of stylistics, such as various functional styles and a dialogue. Manual includes exercises, questions for self-check, and tests. Topics include: Book and colloquial styles of speech, Official and informal situations of dialogue, Oral and written speech (dialogue, tactics of dialogue, the letter, dialogue...

Pamiatnye knizhki gubernii i oblastei Rossiiskoi imperii. Ukazatel' soderzhaniia. Tom 1. Evropeiskii sever ( Arkhangel'skaia, Vologodskaia i Olonetskaia gubernii )

Novgorodskaia, Pskovskaia i Sankt-Peterburgskaia Gubernii

How do new rules originate? Since nature abhors a vacuum, even the absence of authority does not prevent the creation of social rules and norms. In his book, Auzan reviews in a concise format the many different forms of social contracts that exist between people the machinery of the state.

The author is a veteran of World War Two (western Front, 33rd Army, 557th PAP RGK) and took part in the Victory parade on the 24th of June 1945. From 1963 on he served in the General Staff and the MoD USSR where he actively took part in planning for arms production of arms development for the Soviet Army.

The author was born in 1932 and survved the Blokade of Leningrad during World War II.