Russia Former Soviet Republics category: 572 books
by Grand Duke Alexander of Russia
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
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.
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Russia
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Abraham Ascher offers a skillful blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this concise introduction to Russian history. Newly updated on the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, it covers the growing political tensions between Russia and its neighbours,...
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
Russia Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected.
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The Gentleman from Finland
Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Two days aboard what he believes is the Trans-Siberian Express, the author discovers he’s on the wrong train. It is 1987, and he is traveling in the Soviet Union, holding a train ticket that mistakenly identifies him as a Finn. In fact, he is a short, dark-skinned Mexican-American-Russian-Jew, who...
Molotov's Magic Lantern
Travels in Russian History
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
When the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant in the collectivizations...
by Sergio Pitol
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
"Sergio Pitol is not only our best active storyteller, he is also the bravest renovator of our literature."—Álvaro Enrigue in Letras Libres
"Pitol is probably one of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers. He is certainly the strangest, most unfathomable, and...
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Moscow : (Russia) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Moscow : (Russia) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Moscow : (Russia) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
by David Hobson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
This book is dedicated to my mother Eve who sadly left this mortal life a few years ago. She died in the right way in so much that she just closed her eyes and went to sleep, forever. But she left us far too early in her life and she had a lot to live for. She was much loved and is sorely missed.
It...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2014
This study examines the U.S. Military Commission sent by the Secretary of War to observe the Crimean War 1n 1855 and 1856, to determine why the commission was sent, where it went, and the results achieved by the commissions efforts. A survey of the literature on the U.S. Involvement In the Crimean...
by Sergei Lebedev
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
"A clear poetic sensibility built to stand against the forces of erasure."-The Wall Street Journal"Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence."-Kirkus ReviewsFrom the critically acclaimed author of Oblivion comes Year of the...
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nizhny Novgorod : (Russia) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nizhny Novgorod : (Russia) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nizhny Novgorod : (Russia) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Kazan : (Russia) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Kazan : (Russia) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Kazan : (Russia) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Chelyabinsk : (Russia) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Chelyabinsk : (Russia) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Chelyabinsk : (Russia) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
Georgia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Georgia lies between Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. This small Caucasian country is used to playing a significant role in global geopolitics, and its strategic location at the crossroads of different civilizations has been a curse as...