The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Slezkine Yuri)(Pevná vazba)

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Slezkine Yuri)(Pevná vazba)

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Slezkine Yuri)(Paperback)

The epic story of an enormous Soviet apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy's War and Peace, Grossman's Life and

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 (Smith S. A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and also profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. Now, to mark the centenary of this epochal event, historian Steve Smith

Centenary of the Russian Revolution (1917-2017)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays provides an historical, plural and original analysis of the Russian Revolution to mark its first

High Society Dinners (Lotman Yuri)(Pevná vazba)

High Society Dinners offers extraordinary insight into the domestic arrangements of the Russian aristocracy, presenting nine months' worth of menus served in St Petersburg to the guests of Petr Durnovo (1835 - 1918), Adjutant-General of the Tsar's Imperial Suite, part of an important

Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 (Milner John)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under

Two Treatises of Government (Locke John)(Pevná vazba)

Published after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought William of Orange and Mary to the throne, but written in the throes of the Whig revolutionary plots against Charles II in the early 1680s, John Locke offers a theory of natural law and natural rights which distinguish between legitimate and

Soviet & Russian Military A/C Africa (Gordon Yefim)(Pevná vazba)

From the outset, the export of revolution and Communist ideology had been one of the cornerstones of Soviet Russia's (and later the Soviet Union's) foreign policy and by the mid-1950s the export of Soviet arms expanded into Africa with Algeria being amongst the first African countries to receive

Strategiya - The Foundations of the Russian Art of Strategy(Pevná vazba)

History of the Russian Revolution (Trotsky Leon)(Paperback)

The definitive account of the Russian Revolution, by Leon Trotsky, its leader and key

Saga of the Volsungs - With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok(Pevná vazba)

The Jewish Century, New Edition (Slezkine Yuri)(Paperback)

This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: 'The Modern Age is the Jewish Age, and the twentieth century, in particular, is the Jewish Century.' The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it drives home Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis: Jews have adapted to the

The Evolution of Government (Gillespie Larry)(Pevná vazba)

The Russian Revolution (Moorehead Alan)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution dismantled the ancient Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the old regime was replaced in February 1917. In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was

The Russian Revolution (Fitzpatrick Sheila)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution,

The History of the Russian Revolution to Brest-Litovsk (Trotsky Leon)(Paperback)

The Russian October Revolution, for the first time, placed power in the hands of the working class and changed the course of world history. A succinct first-hand account, this text was written to answer the distortions of bourgeois apologists and reformists, and arm the revolutionary workers of

The Sage Handbook of Cultural Anthropology (Pedersen Lene)(Pevná vazba)

The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology is the first instalment of The SAGE Handbook of the Social Sciences series and encompasses major specialities as well as key interdisciplinary themes relevant to the field. Globally, societies are facing major upheaval and change, and the social sciences

Russian Splendor: Sumptuous Fashions of the Russian Court (Piotrovsky Mikhail Borisovich)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning volume showcasing the magnificent court dress of the Russian Empire, culled from the authoritative collection at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, photographed with the Winter Palace as a backdrop. Prerevolutionary Russia was renowned for the glamorous and luxurious

e-Government - The Science of the Possible (Satyanarayana J.)(Pevná vazba)

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 (Smith S. A.)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and also profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. Now, to mark the centenary of this epochal event, historian Steve Smith

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Miville China)(Pevná vazba)

Award-winning author China Mi ville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Mi ville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history. In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an

Level 5: Dr Zhivago (Pasternak Boris)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / British English The Russian Revolution -- four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, find love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heart-breaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books, and films, of the century

House of Trump, House of Putin - The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia (Unger Craig)(Paperback / softback)

The Revolution Betrayed (Trotsky Leon)(Paperback)

One of Marxism's most important texts, The Revolution Betrayed explores the fate of the Russian Revolution after Lenin's death. Written in 1936 and published the following year, this brilliant and profound evaluation of Stalinism from the Marxist standpoint prophesied the collapse of the Soviet