The city of Vitebsk in Belarus was of strategic importance during the fighting on the Eastern Front, as it controlled the route to Minsk. A salient in the German lines, Vitebsk had been declared a Festerplatz—a fortress town—meaning that it must...
Features
• Provides a fascinating, accessible chronicle of Russian foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union
• Explores the nuances and global implications of recent Russian antagonism
• Presents foreign policy from a strong...
In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians' genetic code, but rather their autocratic political system, which has long wielded vodka as a tool of statecraft. Through a...
For all man’s achievements over the past centuries, every now and then we’re reminded that ultimately, we’re all at the mercy of nature. In seconds, something that has remained dormant for decades can suddenly awaken, destroying a city and...
Walki UPA z oddziałami Grupy Operacyjnej "Wisła", oraz 8 i 9 Dywizji Piechoty LWP w pierwszych latach po zakończeniu II wojny światowej.
Бои УПА с подразделениями Оперативной группы «Висла» и 8-й,...
Today, nations increasingly carry out geopolitical combat through economic means. Policies governing everything from trade and investment to energy and exchange rates are wielded as tools to win diplomatic allies, punish adversaries, and coerce...
Communism's rise and eventual fall in Eastern Europe is one of the great stories of the 20th century. Within this context, the Russian Revolution's role and legacy overshadows all else. In Was Revolution Inevitable?, former British Ambassador to...
This paper studies structural transformation of Soviet Russia in 1928-1940 from an agrarian to an industrial
economy through the lens of a two-sector neoclassical growth model. We construct a large dataset
that covers Soviet Russia during 1928-1940...