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The massive offensives on the Eastern Front during 1915 are too often overshadowed by the events in Western Europe, but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between Imperial Germany, Hapsburg Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia were greater than anything seen on the Western Front and ultimately as important to the final outcome of the war. Now, with the work of internationally renowned Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar, this fascinating story of the unknown side of the First World War is finally being told.

At the end of September 1941, more than a million German soldiers lined up along the frontline just 180 miles west of Moscow. They were well trained, confident, and had good reasons to hope that the war in the East would be over with one last offensive. Facing them was an equally large Soviet force, but whose soldiers were neither as well trained nor as confident. When the Germans struck, disaster soon befell the Soviet defenders.

The 17th century was marked by multiple pro-democratic revolutions exploding in both hemispheres. In Europe and its neighbors to the east, border-changing wars were fought incessantly. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the underlying premises of political, governmental and social structures within several European and Asian states were shaken to the core after centuries of royalty and one-family rule.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Eastern Front during World War 2, then pay attention...Five captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Soviet Union in World War 2, The Winter War, Leningrad, Operation Barbarossa and Stalingrad. So if you want to learn more about the Eastern Front during World War 2, then get this audiobook now!

The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th century for good reason. The war with the Third Reich involved an unseen cloak-and-dagger struggle between the participants, but beyond that, an even larger and longer contest took place in the shadows. The men responsible for this unprecedented leaking of life-or-death information would enter history as the Cambridge Five - though in fact, they may have been only the core of a much larger group.

Николай Михайлович Карамзин - знаменитый русский писатель, публицист и историк.

For over three centuries the Romanovs ruled over the world’s largest country. Throughout this time Imperial Russia faced many challenges, but none greater than those that brought about its demise in 1917: World war, the rise of the urban proletariat, and the birth of an heir afflicted with haemophilia. Even a forceful and inspiring leader would have struggled to turn back the tide of revolution that plagued this closing act, and Tsar Nicholas II possessed neither of these qualities. But there was another side to Russia’s last tsar that the public never got to see.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Romanovs and Nicholas II, then pay attention.

Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense, Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian- Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war. The author draws on Japanese, Soviet, and western sources to put the seemingly obscure conflict - actually a small undeclared war - into its proper global geo-strategic perspective.The book describes how the Soviets, in response to a border conflict provoked by Japan, launched an offensive in August 1939 that wiped out the Japanese forces at Nomonhan.

No nation suffered more losses during the Second World War than the Soviet Union. The figure most historians recognize as roughly accurate is 20 million. The exact figure is impossible to tally for a number of reasons: destroyed records, inexact pre-war records, Soviet politicization of the population figures before and after the war, and much more. No matter what the exact total was, what is known is that the Soviet population only recovered its losses from the war in the late 1950s.

If you want to discover the captivating life of Nicholas II, then pay attention...Tsar Nicholas II is a complicated and controversial figure in Russian history. His rule came on the heels of his autocratic father’s death, and his succession to the throne led to a revolving door of conflicts, from a brutal and bloody coronation to the eventual collapse of the Romanov family as a whole through the efforts of the Russian Revolution. As Nicholas II was such a crucial figure in shaping Russia, he deserves further inspection into his story.

"Беседы о русской культуре" — уникальный труд, посвященный жизни русского дворянства XVIII — начала XIX века. Написанная увлекательным и доступным даже неподготовленному читателю языком, книга открывает перед нами завораживающий мир чинов, балов, карточных игр, дуэлей, политических интриг и, наконец, взаимоотношений людей ушедших эпох — мир особого культурного кода, без которого невозможно понять классическую отечественную литературу, многие важные вехи истории России, наше прошлое и, следовательно, наше будущее.

Janvier 1943. Après avoir vaincu la Wehrmacht à Stalingrad, l'Armée rouge entame sa contre-offensive, grâce à un effort de guerre tournant à plein régime et une aide alliée qui s'intensifie. Mais le IIIe Reich vend chèrement sa peau : les batailles – telles que celle de Koursk, en juillet 1943, ou l'opération "Bagration", qui conduit à la reconquête de la Biélorussie à l'été 1944 – deviennent titanesques. Les morts se compteront par millions pour qu'enfin le drapeau rouge flotte sur Berlin, en 1945. Vaincue sur tous les fronts, l'Allemagne en ressort ruinée, meurtrie, occupée, amputée, coupée en deux.

A narrative of personal experiences and observations, A Tale of Two Systems is the honest diary of someone who has experienced two opposite governmental systems side by side. Comparing the two cultures in a compelling and personal way, it is a powerful insight into what life’s really like under two opposing systems. In A Tale of Two Systems, you’ll find a rich and engaging narrative detailing exactly what it’s like to transition between Communism and democracy.

History describes the 872-day Siege of Leningrad as the most devastating siege in history. The German army had made its way to Leningrad before the city had the opportunity to prepare for an assault, and the consequences were lethal. Accompanied by one of the worst famines in history, as well as a brutally cold winter in 1941-1942, the civilians were doomed. It’s a harrowing saga of bravery and brutality, but one that must be told.

Аудиокнига рассказывает о самых великих сражениях Второй мировой войны, полыхавших в Северной Африке и в Приполярье, на тихоокеанских островах и на Среднерусской равнине, в горах Балканского полуострова и в водах Атлантики.

L'ouverture des archives russes, il y a dix ans, permet de porter un regard neuf sur les grands personnages de l'histoire soviétique, à commencer bien sûr par Staline, l'une des figures les plus énigmatiques de l'histoire du XXe siècle. Comprendre l'homme des épurations politiques et physiques, des procès truqués, des millions de morts au cours de la famine de 1932 - 1933, de la déportation d'une quinzaine de peuples, du Goulag, de la guerre froide, c'est aussi reprendre sous un autre angle la question de "l'œuvre noire" du communisme.

Для раскрытия преступлений Кошко использовал маскировку: грим и переодевание, активно вербовал тайных агентов, применял дактилоскопию, создал картотеку преступников, основанную на их антропометрических данных. Благодаря этим методам в его сети попадали самые разные преступники, начиная с грабителей и убийц и заканчивая шулерами и мошенниками. В эту книгу вошли самые яркие и громкие дела сыщика.

История русской революции—двухтомная книга Льва Троцкого о русской революции 1917 года, впервые опубликованная в 1930 году. Является фундаментальным трудом автора по исторической проблематике, в которой формулируется непосредственная связь между событиями Февральской и Октябрьской революций.

Книга С.С. Ольденбурга «Царствование императора Николая II» охватывает период 1894–1917 гг. — от восшествия на престол императора Николая II до его отречения в феврале 1917 г. –– и посвящена правлению последнего российского императора и его роли в разразившейся в России революции. Сергей Сергеевич Ольденбург (1887–1940) –– профессор истории, публицист и журналист, участник Белого движения, эмигрировал из России после революции 1917 г. во Францию, где имел уникальную возможность изучить копии исторических актов, в целях предосторожности вывезенных и хранившихся в российском посольстве в Париже.