Books : History : Russia

• Home
• US Store
• Electronics
• Computers
• Sitemap

Books : History : Russia

• CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (non illustrated)

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  
  
   

• ANNA KARENINA (non illustrated)

  Leo Tolstoy

  
  
   

• Sliding On The Snow Stone

  Andy Szpuk

  
  It is astonishing that anyone lived this story. It is even more astonishing that anyone survived it. Stefan grows up in the grip of a raging famine. Stalin’s Five Year Plan brings genocide to Ukraine – millions of people starve to death. To free themselves from the daily terrors of Soviet rule, Stefan and his friends fight imaginary battles in nearby woods to defend their land. The games they play are their only escape. ‘Sliding on the Snow Stone’ is the true story of Stefan's extraordinary journey across a landscape of hunger, fear and devastating loss. With Europe on the brink of World War Two, Stefan and his family pray they'll survive in their uncertain world. They long to be free. (In 1932-33, as part of their drive towards industrialisation, the Soviet Union demanded impossibly high requisitions of grain from rural areas in Ukraine. In a deliberate act of genocide, Ukrainian smallholdings were stripped of food, and the population began to perish, with some estimates as high as 10 million deaths, from starvation. In Ukraine, this atrocity became known as the Holodomor (death by hunger). The following years saw Soviet purges and terrors resulting in the elimination of academics and intellectuals, or of anyone who spoke out against Soviet rule. When World War Two arrived on Ukraine’s doorstep, many people viewed the Nazis as liberators – a view that was quickly proved wrong. ‘Sliding on the Snow Stone’ is Stefan’s personal account of a historical period drenched in the blood of a nation, and of his yearning for freedom.)
  
   

• Sophie, A Most Unlikely Empress

  Jacqueline Hines

  
  From a small coastal village in what is now Poland, Sophie Augusta Fredericka traveled to Russia at the age of fourteen. Pius and idealistic, the young Sophie shed her cloak of innocence to become Catherine The Great. At the urging of her ambitious mother, Johanna, Sophie married Peter III, the only grandson of Russian legend, Peter I. After scandalous love affairs and the mysterious sudden death of her husband, Peter III, Catherine ascended the Russian throne. The most intriguing aspect of the story is the fact that Catherine had no moral or legal right to the Russian throne. During that era, the laws of succession were rigidly enforced. In Russia, there were three living heirs, each with a legitimate right to the throne; one of those heirs was her husband, Peter III, the grandson of Peter I, a giant in Russian history, known affectionately as The Father of Russia. Catherine was cautioned repeatedly that she would not be able to sidestep her husband, Peter III and Ivan VI (who was living but in prison), while at the same time ignoring the rights of her own son, Paul I. Highly placed members of the Russian aristocracy warned Catherine that the Russian people would take up arms against her solely for the fact that she was German, not Russian. The fact that Catherine was able to overcome so many obstacles to ascend the throne of Russia is a monument to her brilliance, strength and determin
  
   

• Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

  Robert K. Massie

  
  
   

• The Communist Manifesto

  Karl Marx, Frederick Engels

  
  This title is the classic communist party manifesto which started this one and a half decade political movement. The seven rarely published prefaces, mostly written by Frederick Engels after the death of Karl Marx, are included making this publication the complete communist manifesto. Although this title is known as one of the most famous left-wing propagandist publications, it serves as a lesson for those of all political philosophies. The Communist Manifesto should be required reading when studying political science, radicalism and radical political thought.
  
   

• Nicholas and Alexandra

  Robert K. Massie

  
  Massie offers a moving, tragic, and unforgettable account of the extraordinary Imperial dynasty of Tsar Nicholas II, his doomed empire, and a revolution that would inexorably change the world forever. "A larger than life drama."--Saturday Review. Photo insert.
  
   

• Peter the Great

  Robert K. Massie

  
  "Enthralling...As fascinating as any novel and more so than most!"
  THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
  Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great. He brought Russia from the darkness of its own Middle Ages into the Enlightenment and transformed it into the power that has its legacy in the Russia of our own century.
  
   

• The Grand Inquisitor (Penguin Great Ideas)

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  
  For the true bibliophile and design-savvy book lover, here is the next set of Penguin's celebrated Great Ideas series by some of history's most innovative thinkers. Acclaimed for their striking and elegant package, each volume features a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature and great design at great prices, this series is ideal for readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world.
  
  
  
  
  
   

• A Short History Of Russia

  Mary Platt Parmele

  
  This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
  such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
  or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
  have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
  worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
  
  
  
  ++++
  
  The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
  
  ++++