Armored Trains of the Soviet Union 1917-1945 (Kopenhagen Wilfried)(Paperback)

Armored Trains of the Soviet Union 1917-1945 (Kopenhagen Wilfried)(Paperback)

Shown are Soviet armored trains as used during the Russian Revolution, the Russian Civil War, and World War

Red Army Auxiliary Armoured Vehicles, 1930-1945 (Tarasov Alexey)(Paperback)

During the 1930s in the Soviet Union a remarkable range of auxiliary armoured vehicles were produced for the Red Army which have rarely had the attention they deserve, and Alexey Tarasov's photographic history is the ideal guide to them. These innovative designs demonstrate the diversity and

Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union (Keeran Roger)(Paperback)

'A fresh multi-faceted look at the overthrow of the Soviet State, the dismemberment of the Soviet Union, and the campaign to introduce capitalism from above. Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny have given us a clear and powerful Marxist analysis of the momentous events which most directly shaped world

Life in Stalin's Soviet Union (Boterbloem Kees)(Paperback)

Life in Stalin's Soviet Union is a collaborative work in which some of the leading scholars in the field shed light on various aspects of daily life for Soviet citizens. Split into three parts which focus on 'Food, Health and Leisure', the 'Lived Experience' and 'Religion and Ideology', the book is

The Military History of the Soviet Union (Kagan F.)(Pevná vazba)

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the

Soviet Airborne Forces 1930-91 (Campbell David)(Paperback)

This title explores the history of the airborne troops, the elite striking arm of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, from their inception in 1930 until the fall of the USSR. Established in 1932, the Vozdushno-desantnye voyska ('air-landing forces, or VDV) of the Red Army led the way in

Last Empire - The Final Days of the Soviet Union (Plokhy Serhii)(Paperback / softback)

A world-renowned historian presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union's

From Ally To Enemy - The Soviet Union and the Horn of Africa, A Failed Intervention (Kibreab Gaim)(Paperback / softback)

The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction (Lovell Stephen)(Paperback)

The Affirmative Action Empire (Martin Terry)(Paperback)

The Soviet Union was the first of Europe's multiethnic states to confront the rising tide of nationalism by systematically promoting the national consciousness of its ethnic minorities and establishing for them many of the institutional forms characteristic of the modern nation-state. In the 1920s,

Soviet Visuals (Bortsova Varia)(Pevná vazba)

A bizarrely funny, nostalgic collection of images of life under the Soviet Union - from the Instagram and Twitter accounts that have amassed a following of more than 1 million. Welcome to the USSR. Marvel at the wonders of the space race Delight in the many fine delicacies of food and drink Revel

Iron Curtain - The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-56 (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback / softback)

At the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral system: Communism

The Secrets of the Black Sea (Bergese Francis)(Paperback)

The end of the Cold War - supposedly the era of glasnost and perestroika - has torn the Soviet Union apart at the seams. Buck Danny is sent as an observer and adviser to help the Russian army deal with its arsenal of nuclear weapons. But old communist habits die hard, and some of the Red Army

Lost Heart of Asia (Thubron Colin)(Paperback / softback)

Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political

The Soviet Century (Lewin Moshe)(Paperback)

This classic history of the USSR from 1917 to its fall is 'a master class in understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system' (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer). Today, the Soviet Union remains the most extraordinary but tragic attempt to create a society

Devil's Alternative (Forsyth Frederick)(Paperback / softback)

'Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.' When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for

Soviet Armoured Cars 1936-45 (Prenatt Jamie)(Paperback)

An authoritative history of the Red Army's armored cars, the quick and maneuverable vehicles which were used in conflicts ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the occupation of Poland. The armored car has an important place in the early history of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)--they were

Poland - A History (Zamoyski Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable

The Night Witches (Ennis Garth)(Paperback)

As the German Army smashes deep into the Soviet Union and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Like all night bomber units, they will risk fiery death flying obsolete biplanes against the invader--but unlike the rest, these pilots

Doctor Zhivago (Pasternak Boris)(Paperback / softback)

Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself embroiled in a battle between the Whites and the

Klotsvog (Khemlin Margarita)(Paperback)

Klotsvog is a novel about being Jewish in the Soviet Union and the historical trauma of World War II--and it's a novel about the petty dramas and demons of one strikingly vain woman. Maya Abramovna Klotsvog has had quite a life, and she wants you to know all about it. Selfish, garrulous, and

The Modern Russian Army 1992-2016 (Galeotti Mark)(Paperback)

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's army has undergone a turbulent transformation: from the scattered leftovers of the old Soviet military, through a period of shocking decay and demoralization, to the disciplined force and sophisticated 'hybrid war' doctrine that enabled Vladimir

Sherman Tanks of the Red Army (Samsonov Peter)(Paperback)

More than 4000 examples of the famous diesel-fueled M4A2 Sherman tank were sent to the Soviet Union during the Second World War under the Lead-Lease program. These American-built vehicles were operated by Red Army crews against the Germans during some of the bitterest fighting on the Eastern Front

How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Woods W. David)(Paperback)

Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David