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1	Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire more books like this by David Remnick add to wishlist This work is a narrative of the most momentous event in the post-war world - the end of communism and the subsequent break-up of the Soviet Union. Seen, in some aspects, as a battle between good (personified by Sakharer) and evil (in the form of the Communist Party), the author breathes life into Gorbachev and Yeltsin who are seen as Carylean ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev more books like this by Christopher Andrew, Oleg Gordievsky add to wishlist This history of the world's largest and most powerful intelligence service, the KGB, from its origin after the Russian revolution to the present day, analyzes its operations against subjects as diverse as the EEC, Margaret Thatcher, Solidarity and Libya. This study also provides an insight into Gorbachev's relations with the KGB and examines the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Jennifer Project more books like this by Clyde W. Burleson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.54! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Revolutionary Dreams: Utopian Vision and Experimental Life in the Russian Revolution more books like this by Mr. Richard Stites add to wishlist Stite's book received the 1990 Vucinich Prize, awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies for the best book published in 1989 in the field of Russian and East European studies. "The presentation is dynamic, fascinating, indeed brilliant, as well as fully expert...It is also a highly readable book...The book has ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $25.08! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Guide to the Soviet Navy more books like this by Norman Polmar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The road to Berlin more books like this by John Erickson add to wishlist Beginning with the destruction of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad, THE ROAD TO BERLIN is the story of how the Red Army drove the Germans from its territory, and finally invaded the Reich. Using an enormous range of primary sources - Soviet, German and Eastern European - John Erickson describes fighting and hardship on a scale almost ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $6.76! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Kursk 1943: The Tide Turns in the East more books like this by Mark Healy add to wishlist In the largest tank battle of World War II, the Soviet army successfully resisted the German Panzer offensive in the Kursk Salient on the Eastern Front, and in the counter-offensive that followed, began an advance that finally ended in Berlin. This history of the battle covers the many famous German units engaged in battle as well as the defensive ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $11.93!
8	Stalingrad more books like this by Heinz Schroter add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Inside the Soviet army more books like this by Viktor Suvorov add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A little Russian cookbook more books like this by Tania Alexander, Vera Konnova-Stone add to wishlist Rich in tradition as well as taste, Russian cuisine tempts the palate with its delicious pies, hearty soups, and flavorful sauces. A Little Russian Cookbook presents a selection of both famous and unusual recipes from the many regions of Russia. Zakuski, or starters, include Borshch, Gribnoi Sup, and crab salad. Main courses feature such classic ... see all copies from $2.22! new only from $2.95!
11	At the Highest Levels: The Inside Story of the End of the Cold War more books like this by Michael R Beschloss, Strobe Talbott add to wishlist The end of the Cold War was the most momentous event of our time. This book reveals the secret messages and private transactions between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev that went on behind the scenes, including Bush's pledge not to press Gorbachev for Baltic independence, how the Soviet Union joined the Gulf War coalition and Bush's private ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	KGB: The Inside Story more books like this by Christopher Andrew, Oleg Gordievsky add to wishlist The international bestseller critically acclaimed as "undoubtedly the most important book ever written on Soviet espionage".--San Francisco Chronicle. An ex-KGB colonelorical perspective of "Britain's leading unofficial historian of intelligence" (The Times) to provide the whole truth of the KGB's operations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
13	Spetsnaz : the story behind the Soviet SAS more books like this by Viktor Suvorov add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
14	The Mitrokhin archive. [1], KGB in Europe and the West more books like this by Christopher M. Andrew, Vasili Mitrokhin add to wishlist In 1992, the British Secret Intelligence Service exfiltrated from Russia a defector. Vasili Mitrokhin worked for almost 30 years in the foreign intelligence archives of the KGB, which in 1972 he was made responsible for moving to a new HQ just outside Moscow. He was congratulated by the head of foreign intelligence, Vladimir Kryuchkov (later the ... see all copies from $20.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	KGB Today: The Hidden Hand more books like this by John Barron add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Russia's Last Capitalists: The Nepmen, 1921-1929 more books like this by Alan M Ball add to wishlist In 1921 Lenin surprised foreign observers and many in his own Party, by calling for the legalization of private trade and manufacturing. Within a matter of months, this New Economic Policy (NEP) spawned many thousands of private entrepreneurs, dubbed Nepmen. After delineating this political background, Alan Ball turns his attention to the Nepmen ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17	The New Shostakovich more books like this by Ian MacDonald add to wishlist Until the publication of "Testimony", the memoirs he dictated to journalist Solomon Volkov, few doubted that Dmitri Shostakovich was a son of the Russian Revolution, whose music celebrated its triumphs, and who devoted his life to the ideals of socialist humanism and internationalism. This biography of Shostakovich repudiates reservations about ... see all copies from $5.68! new only from $15.53! \| first editions
18	Inside the KGB more books like this by Aleksei Myagkov add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Perfect Pitch: A Life Story more books like this by Nicolas Slonimsky add to wishlist Nicolas Slonimsky, pianist, composer, conductor, author, and lexicographer, was born in St Petersburg, Russia, in 1894. Pronounced a genius by his mother, he seemed destined for a professional career in music, but the 1917 revolution brought an end to his hopes, and his errant life took him south to Kiev, Yalta, Constantinople, and finally Paris, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	The Russian Revolution from Lenin to Stalin, 1917-1929 more books like this by Edward Hallett Carr add to wishlist E.H. Carr (1892-1982) is an acknowledged authority on Soviet Russia. In "The Russian Revolution from Lenin to Stalin", he provides the student and general reader alike with insights and knowledge of a lifetime's work. This short history of the Russian Revolution is now available in a new edition, with a new introduction by R.W. Davies. see all copies from $12.59! new only from $15.99!
21 view cover	Battleground Berlin more books like this by Mr. David E Murphy, Mr. Sergei A Kondrashev, Mr. George Bailey add to wishlist This book is the definitive insiders' account of the espionage warfare in Berlin from 1945 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. In an unprecedented collaboration, CIA and KGB intelligence veterans reveal previously untold stories of the Berlin tunnel, critical moments of the Berlin crisis, clandestine initiatives, betrayals, and ... see all copies from $7.45! new only from $56.16! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The United States and the End of the Cold War: Implications, Reconsiderations, Provocations more books like this by John Lewis Gaddis add to wishlist This collection of eleven essays provides one of the first explanations of how and why the United States forty year struggle with the former Soviet Union has finally ended. The book contains significant new interpretations of the American style in foreign policy, the objectives of containment, and the role of morality, nuclear weapons, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The future belongs to freedom more books like this by E. A. Shevardnadze add to wishlist Shevardnadze discusses his relationship with Gorbachev, his role in the resolution of the Afghan War, the Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, and his role in the opposition to the August 1991 coup. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.15! \| first editions \| SVS
24	KGB: the secret work of Soviet secret agents. more books like this by John Barron add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Time within time : the diaries, 1970-1986 more books like this by Andrei Arsenvich Tarkovskii add to wishlist Tarkovsky's diaries were widely reviewed and considered to be a valuable addition to the Tarkovsky canon. The diaries cover his work in the Soviet Union and the increasing difficulties he encountered there followed by his exile in Europe. They are professional and personal: thoughts on film sit alongside household chores, notes about friends and ... see all copies from $23.48! new only from $23.48!

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