Putin: His Life and Times
By: Philip Short
4.32
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West.Alone among world leaders, he has the power to reduce the Un…
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1. Chevengur
By: Andrei Platonov , Anthony Olcott
4.17
Format: None pages,
Chevenguris a massive series of satirical scenes from Soviet life during the New Economic Policy in… read more
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2. The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
By: Harrison E. Salisbury
3.88
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gruesome episodes of World War II… read more
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3. Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
By: Calder Walton
4.30
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The riveting, untold story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with le… read more
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4. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
By: Vladislav M. Zubok
4.26
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more
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5. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.30
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more
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"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
6. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
3.95
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more
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7. The Story of Russia
By: Orlando Figes
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more
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8. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By: Steve Coll
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more
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9. Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921
By: Antony Beevor
3.90
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of … read more
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10. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
By: David H. Petraeus
4.06
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
11. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
12. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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13. Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
By: Henry Kissinger
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and… read more
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"Well before the end of the 20th century however print had lost its former dominance. This resulted in, among other things, a different kind of person getting elected as leader. One who can present hi…"-Henry Kissinger, Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
14. Overreach
By: Owen Matthews
4.37
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the … read more
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15. Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
By: Mary Elise Sarotte
4.25
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
A leading expert on Cold War foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia … read more
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16. Gorbachev: His Life and Times
By: William Taubman
4.28
Format: 880 pages, Paperback
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie… read more
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17. Putin: His Life and Times
By: Philip Short
4.32
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West.Alone among world leaders, he has the power to reduce the Un… read more
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18. Israelophobia: The Newest Version of the Oldest Hatred and What To Do About It
By: Jake Wallis Simons
4.25
Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition
'This is an important and necessary book by a superb and subtle writer. There's no one more qualifi… read more
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19. The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell for Putin’s Power Gambit – and How to Fix It
By: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An urgent analysis of the battle between Russia and the West and an exposé of Putin’s Russia, by a … read more
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20. Sayulita Sunset
By: G. Carlos Smith
4.87
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
After losing his American husband in a hate crime, Francisco faces a difficult choice: giving up on… read more
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21. Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia
By: Mark Galeotti
4.04
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and lethally lurid’Simon Sebag Montefi… read more
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