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After the Second World War and the occupation of Eastern Europe by the Red Army, the new Romanian communist regime ordered every medical graduate to serve in a remote village for a minimum of three years. No one had a choice but to comply with the new, draconic law. Failure to do so would have translated into three years in forced labor camps and the suspension of one's doctorate degree. Subsequently, they traveled by train, by bus, by donkey cart...
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Take a dive into the history and story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
In The Story of Chernobyl, an international tragedy is examined after three decades of study and investigation. Michael Robinson provides an educated lens on the background and context of the Chernobyl explosion through exposition, analysis, and testimony. Each chapter addresses the what, where, when, who, how, and why of a significant stage in the emergency. Through thorough...
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This is the first Western language study that investigates the history of the Volga Tatars since the Tenth Century A.D. The central theme of the book is the shaping and evolution of the identity of these people, focusing on the history of the first non-Christian and non-Slavic people incorporated into the Russian state.
444) Behind The Facade Of Stalin's Command Economy: Evidence From The Soviet State And Party Archives
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The "red files" revealed. Examining the period from the early 1930s through Stalin's death in 1953-the height of the Stalinist regime-this enlightening book reveals what we have learned from the archives, what has surprised us, and what has confirmed what we already knew. Most of the authors have worked with these archives since they were opened.
445) Stalin
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La historia completa del estalinismo, el régimen dictatorial más sanguinario de todos los tiempos. Alejada de las visiones tradicionales que demonizaban o, por el contrario, consideraban a Stalin un dios omnipotente, este estudio viene a cubrir una laguna en el análisis del estalinismo y su precursor principal, el tirano rojo, ya que existen numerosas biografías pero ninguna combina el planteamiento estructuralista (que enfatiza el valor de las...
446) The History of Russia: A Captivating Guide to Russian History – Covering Vladimir Putin, Kyiv, CR
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Step into a riveting exploration of Russia and witness its incredible cultural legacy. As the home of famous thinkers, artists, poets, and military strategists throughout the ages, Russia holds a special place in our collective history. This biography explores their legacy, recounting the glorious triumphs and heart wrenching tragedies of this giant on the world stage. Inside, you'll be taken on an unparalleled journey to witness Russia's past, retracing...
447) Who Will Pray for Me
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Who Will Pray for Me? Written by Gregory Babin Edited by Susanne Babin PaperA Jewish family lives under the oppressive rule in Czarist Russia. Jake grows up first as a Jew, secondly as a tailor, and lastly as a Cossack. He is known for his strength and fighting ability. He fears nobody, but everybody fears him He perfects the tricks of the French apache. Jakes family face progroms and realize they must escape to New York for the survival. The HIAS...
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Between Stalin's death in 1953 and 1960, the government of the Soviet Union released hundreds of thousands of prisoners from the Gulag as part of a wide-ranging effort to reverse the worst excesses and abuses of the previous two decades and revive the spirit of the revolution. This exodus included not only victims of past purges but also those sentenced for criminal offenses. In Khrushchev's Cold Summer Miriam Dobson explores the impact of these returnees...
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Focusing on the critical relationship between Ukraine and Russia, renowned scholar Roman Szporluk chronicles the final two decades in the history of the Soviet Union and presents a story that is often lost in the standard interpretations of the collapse of communism.
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This volume is a short history of Russia. It focuses on the political developments and personalities of the country. Basic factors considered are shapers of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, doctrines, and social groups - peasants, intellectuals, and ethnic minorities. Attention is paid to foreign-policy landmarks. This is a clearly written survey and study of history for general readers.
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The Maoist-inspired Communist Party of the Philippines celebrated its 37th anniversary on December 2005. It marks a long history of violence, terror, and instability in the archipelagic country of 87 million people, causing thousands of casualties among government troops, insurgents, and including civilians. This study seeks to find a lasting solution that will finally bring to a close the final chapter to insurgency in the country. It was approached...
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Until now, there has been little scholarly analysis of the Soviet Gulag as an economic, social, and political institution, primarily owing to a lack of data. This collection presents the results of years of research by Western and Russian scholars. The authors provide both broad overviews and specific case studies.
453) La revolución rusa
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La historia de la Unión Soviética (1917-1991) se transformó de manera vertiginosa en las últimas décadas. Los historiadores, hasta hace poco limitados a usar la escasa información oficial, cuentan ahora con el valioso auxilio de los archivos, admirablemente conservados, que día a día se abren para la investigación. A la vez, el derrumbe del régimen soviético invita a mirar su pasado con una visión menos orientada a buscar en él la prefiguración...
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Forty public, relevant, undisputed facts from the official Russian MAK Report show that the Smolensk Air Crash on the 10th April 2010 was not caused by pilot error under Presidential pressure in trying to land in thick fog. Instead the plane was on course at 100m heading on the runway axis when 2 bombs took of its left wingtip, whereupon it slewed to the left and banked slightly to emergency touch down at the furrows, but then a thermo-baric bomb...
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28 November 2000 was the day when the foundations of a young and fragile Ukrainian democracy were fundamentally shaken. The national deputies and the entirety of the Ukrainian population became aware of the records made by the former officer of the State Security Service, Mykola Melnichenko, which implicated the then President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, in being involved in the murder of an independent journalist Georgiy Gongadze. The tape affair,...
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Nicholas II (1868-1918) was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from November 1, 1894 until his forced abdication on March 15, 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was given the nickname Nicholas the Bloody or Vile Nicholas by his political adversaries due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the...
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In this book written in exile, Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kerensky, recounts his fascinating eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution and the victory of the extreme Bolshevik faction in 1917.Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kerensky (4 May 1881 - 11 June 1970) was a Russian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice in the newly formed Russian Provisional Government, as Minister of War, and second Minister-Chairman of the between July and November...
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize 2020
Inspired by the artful prose of Primo Levi, Raynor Winn and Deborah Levy, Black Tea is a book about Russia that starts in London at the height of the Cold War and ends on a beach in Crimea forty years later.
Morris combines elements of his life forged during the breakup of the Soviet Union to create a memoir based on reflections and memory, and a narration that...
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"Only the Russians live in Russia, right?"
"It is very cold over there, isn't it?"
"Who are these Russians?"
You will find answers to these and other similar questions in this book. We worked hard so you can have first-hand information about Russia. We encourage you to go ahead and explore this beautiful country with its good people who are often taken for enemies simply because their government was "red."
The comprehensive and easy-to-use index...
460) Once a Grand Duke
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Alexander lived in Paris when he wrote his memoirs, Once a Grand Duke, which were first published in 1932. It is a rich source of dynastical and court life in Imperial Russia's last half century, and Alexander also describes time spent as guest of the future Abyssinian Emperor Ras Tafari."The history of the last fifty turbulent years of the Russian Empire provides only a background, but is not the subject of this book.
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