Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
By: Rodric Braithwaite
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Russia is the largest country in the world, with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Over a tho…
Want to Read $ 18.99"Russia is a country with unpredictable past."-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"Russia is a country with unpredictable past."-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"Russians like the rest of us prefer to believe that their history has progressed in a straight and positive line. They explain away troubling events such as brutal reigns of Ivan the Terrible or Stalin as necessary stages on the path to greatness."-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"Russians like the rest of us prefer to believe that their history has progressed in a straight and positive line. They explain away troubling events such as brutal reigns of Ivan the Terrible or Stalin as necessary stages on the path to greatness."-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
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3. The First Man
By: Albert Camus , David Hapgood
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Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
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"Il faudrait vivre en spectateur de sa propre vie. Pour y ajouter le rêve qui l'achèverait. Mais on vit, et les autres rêvent votre vie."-Albert Camus, The First Man
4. Mongol Empire: The Conquests of Genghis Khan and the Making of Modern China
By: John Man
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for p… read more
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5. Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
By: George Crile
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6. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
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"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
7. 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
8. What's Cooking in the Kremlin: From Rasputin to Putin, How Russia Built an Empire with a Knife and Fork
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4.28
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
“Riveting—a delicious odyssey full of history, humor, and jaw-dropping stories. If you want to unde… read more
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4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
11. A Village in the Third Reich
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4.25
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12. Travellers in the Third Reich
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4.05
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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"One odd thing Yencken noticed was how much blonder the nation had become. According to official statistics over 10 million packets of hair dye were sold in 1934"-Julia Boyd, Travellers in the Third Reich
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17. Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
By: Rodric Braithwaite
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Russia is the largest country in the world, with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Over a tho… read more
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"Russia is a country with unpredictable past."-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"Russians like the rest of us prefer to believe that their history has progressed in a straight and positive line. They explain away troubling events such as brutal reigns of Ivan the Terrible or Stal…"-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"Some of my other judgements were sadly wrong. Russia has not yet lost its imperial itch. Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine has postponed for many decades the prospect that Russia will become the mod…"-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
"The Russians are fascinating, ingenious, creative, sentimental, warm-hearted, generous, obstinately courageous, endlessly tough, often devious, brutal and ruthless. Ordinary Russians firmly believe t…"-Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
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19. Their Chosen Way (The Roads Chosen Book 3)
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