Títulos en Rusia

In Red Mutiny, Neal Bascomb turns his attention to the legendary uprising aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905. After they are served rancid meat, 600 sailors rebel. Their violent struggle against oppression and hopelessness comes to symbolize the core ideals of the Russian Revolution.

John Mosier presents a revisionist retelling of the war on the Eastern Front. The conventional wisdom is that Hitler was mad to think he could defeat the USSR, because of its vast size and population, and that the Battle of Stalingrad marked the turning point of the war. Neither statement is accurate, says Mosier; Hitler came very close to winning outright.

Spymaster, defector, double agent....Here is the remarkable true story of the man who ran Russia's post-cold-war spy program in America. The revelations are stunning. Many spies have told their stories. None has the astonishing immediacy, relevance, and cautionary warnings of Comrade J.

This audiobook explores the 18th century military origins of the Sol-Iletsk fortress and its evolution through the Soviet era into a modern supermax facility. It examines the meaning behind the black dolphin statue at the gate and reveals the strict protocols that define daily life, including 23 hour confinement and blindfolded escorts whenever inmates leave their cells.

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Tells the story with a mordant eye, weaving together the disintegration of Mikhail Gorbachev's reformist ambitions, the implosion of the Soviet economy and the plight of ordinary people' DOMINIC SANDBROOK 'Savage, comic and tragic . . . Brilliant' JOHN CRACE Who won the...

Ukraine expert Adrian Karatnycky provides an eyewitness account of the history of the modern Ukrainian state and of the nation through the tenures of the six presidents who have led Ukraine since the collapse of the USSR, including Volodymyr Zelensky. Karatnycky shows how—despite the influence of corrupt oligarchs, pressures from Russia, and the legacies of Soviet rule—an inclusive and united Ukrainian nation has emerged that inspires the world as it defends the principle that states and peoples have the right to their national sovereignty.

كان هذا الكتاب مثيراً للجدل منذ صدوره، وكان ذلك في عدة بلدان أهمها الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية التي يأتي منها الكاتب والصحفي جون ريد وروسيا التي يتحدث عنها الكتاب...

One day in 1936 there was a knock at the doctor's door. He was invited to follow, and he was never again allowed to rejoin his family. He was placed in the building of the chemical laboratory of the NKVD near Moscow. He lived there and was forced to carry out various jobs given to him by his masters, he was a witness at questionings, tortures and the most terrible happenings and crimes. This book is an exact recorded report of the questioning of the former Ambassador in France.

The Russo-Ukraine War is a vital learning opportunity for military strategists across the globe. The first and clearest lesson to be gleaned from it is this: the soundness of a military's strategy and the nimbleness with which it can adapt to unforeseen circumstances are the two most important factors in deciding victory or defeat. The War for Ukraine analyzes the war through these twin lenses of strategy and adaptation, detailing how each army has succeeded or failed to plan for and adapt to this twenty-first century war.

For more than a millennium, the Russian Orthodox Church has shown astonishing survival skills - from the Mongol yoke, to tsarist demagoguery and enlightenment, Soviet atheism, the chaotic 1990s and now two decades of Vladimir Putin. In this provocative new book, Lucy Ash reveals how, under Putin...

Welche Mythen den Krieg in der Ukraine am Leben erhalten Mythen haben Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine den Boden bereitet. Von der Erfindung eines geeinten russischen Volks durch den deutschen Mönch Innozenz Giesel bis zum Narrativ einer russischen Krim – russische Propaganda nimmt die...

A searing chronicle of ambition, brutality, and collapse, Broken Supremacy: The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmacht in Russia reveals the untold dimensions of the most catastrophic military campaign in modern history.

Uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs, which ushered in the nuclear era at the end of World War II, but given the effectiveness of nuclear power, nuclear power plants were constructed around the developed world during the second half of the 20th century. While nuclear power plants were previously not an option and thus opened the door to new, more efficient, and more affordable forms of energy for domestic consumption, the use of nuclear energy understandably unnerved people living during the Cold War and amidst ongoing nuclear detonations.

I denne bog følger vi den russiske sikkerhedstjenestes første spor fra Ivan den Grusomme i det 16. århundrede, videre gennem tsarernes Rusland og bolsjevikkernes Sovjetunionen til Putins sikkerhedstjeneste. Hovedvægten i bogen ligger på tjenestens aktiviteter inden for landets grænser, men der tages enkelte afstikkere til de udenlandske aktiviteter, herunder også til Danmark.

Winner of the Costa Biography Award What makes a Stalin? Was he a Tsarist agent or Lenin's bandit? Was he to blame for his wife's death? When did the killing start? Based on revelatory research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic cobbler's son became a student priest, romantic poet...

Nella primavera del 1986 Černobyl' era, ufficialmente , una delle centrali nucleari meglio funzionanti dell'Unione Sovietica. Eppure, il 26 aprile il reattore n. 4 viene sventrato da un'esplosione catastrofica, scatenando il peggior disastro nucleare della Storia. Da oltre trent'anni lo spettro di Černobyl' vive nell'immaginario collettivo, insieme al mistero su quanto realmente accaduto quella notte.

Vladimir Lenin lies in a tomb in Moscow's Red Square. History has not been kind to this Russian leader, his teachings reviled by modern mainstream politics. But in today's capitalist society, riven by class inequality and imperialist wars, perhaps it is worth returning to this communist icon's demand for "Peace, Land and Bread", and his radical understanding of democracy.

Яков Миркин давно известен как собиратель и бережный хранитель исторического опыта России в преодолении войн, революций, репрессий, кризисов. Он выстроил целую портретную галерею политиков, ученых, деятелей культуры, по-разному реагировавших на стресс. Автор собрал более 100 личных историй своих подписчиков и создал поистине исцеляющую книгу – без поиска правых и виноватых, без ярлыков и обвинений. Врачующую душу книгу о том, как на протяжении 200 лет наши предки и современники выживали в эпохи бесконечных перемен.

Discover the riveting journey of Henk B. Rogers, a visionary entrepreneur who transformed Tetris from a humble Soviet puzzle game into an international sensation. From programming his first hit game in Japan, to defying geopolitical boundaries in the Soviet Union, Rogers’ relentless pursuit of innovation led to the creation of the Tetris Company and cemented his place in gaming history. Follow his thrilling story of high-stakes negotiations, unyielding determination, and a passion for sustainable energy that reshaped his life beyond video games.

Au lieu d'un récit chronologique ou linéaire, l'auteur a choisi de raconter dix-sept épisodes fracassants et emblématiques de ce siècle de feu et de sang, où se côtoient le drame et le romanesque. Autant de drames, autant de secrets qui méritaient qu'on mène à nouveau l'enquête.