Russia category: 2582 books
by Barbara Alpern Engel, Janet Martin
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Over the course of twelve centuries, Russia's peoples overcame the constant challenges posed by geography, climate, availability of natural resources, and devastating foreign invasions to become the world's second largest land empire and the largest in modern history. This energetic introduction to...
From Cold War to Hot Peace
An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the diplomat Putin wants to interrogate—and has banned from Russia—a revelatory, inside account of U.S.-Russia relations from 1989 to the present**
“A fascinating and timely account of the current crisis in the relationship between Russia and the...
In Putin's Footsteps
Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's Eleven Time Zones
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
In Putin’s Footsteps is Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler’s unique combination of travelogue, current affairs, and history, showing how Russia’s dimensions have shaped its identity and culture through the decades.
With exclusive insider status as Nikita Khrushchev’s great grand-daughter,...
by Ade Asefeso MCIPS MBA
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Key part of CEO Guide to Doing Business in Russia is to make sure we realise a business legacy for companies all over the world before, during and after 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
CEO Guide to Doing Business in Russia will enable companies and individuals to build their...
Lost and Found in Russia
Lives in the Post-Soviet Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
After the fall of communism, Russia was in a state of shock. The sudden and dramatic change left many people adrift and uncertain—but also full of a tentative but tenacious hope. Returning again and again to the provincial hinterlands of this rapidly evolving country from 1992 to 2008, Susan Richards...
Fragile Empire
How Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
“A beautifully written and very lively study of Russia that argues that the political order created by Vladimir Putin is stagnating” (Financial Times).
From Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Russian Far East, journalist Ben Judah has traveled throughout Russia and the former Soviet republics,...
Russia's Unfinished Revolution
Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
The ongoing crisis in the Ukraine with the armed intervention of Russia instigated by Russian President Vladimir Putin is covered in this unique ebook with extensive information about the Ukraine and Crimea, history, military and political background, and much more. Contents include:
2014 Crisis...
Russia and Its Islamic World
From the Mongol Conquest to The Syrian Military Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Russia has long played an influential part in its world of Islam, and not all the dimensions are as widely understood as they ought to be. In Russia and Its Islamic World, Robert Service examines Russia's interactions with Islam at home and around the globe and pinpoints the tsarist and Soviet legacy,...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2013
*Includes pictures of Peter and important people, places, and events.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. “I have conquered an empire, but have not been able to conquer myself.” Peter the GreatA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most...
Russia Against Napoleon
The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
A major new history of the Russian conflict immortalized by Tolstoy in War and Peace
Russia's expulsion of Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812 is considered one of the most dramatic events in European history. However, Tolstoyan myth and an imbalance of British and French interpretations have...
Russia: A History
A History
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2009
The history of Russia - from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin Russia: A History cuts through the myths and mystery that have surrounded Russia from its earliest days, with startling revelations from classified archives that until comparatively recently were not even known to exist. A distinguished team...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
This paper argues that the European Union must take decisive action to diversify its future energy needs away from Russian natural gas. Paradoxically, the EU's energy policy is more strategically forward-thinking and global community-minded than that of any major power, while at the same time it is...
by Patrick W. Nee
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Welcome to the Making Money in Russia series:
The key to a successful business is knowing the markets. MAKING MONEY IN RUSSIA: KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & ADDRESSES offers executives, investors, and entrepreneurs the need-to-know information about doing business in Russia.
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