From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome—as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects...
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No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting...
It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house...
This Very Short Introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole―on different classes, ethnic groups, the army,...
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe,...
SMERSH is the award-winning account of the top-secret counterintelligence organisation that dealt with Stalin’s enemies from within the shadowy recesses of Soviet government.
As James Bond’s nemesis in Ian Fleming’s novels, SMERSH and...
История спецслужб уже давно стала привлекать внимание серьезных исследователей, однако она еще полна загадок и белых пятен.Материал...
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus...
Lieven, professor of history at the London School of Economics, uses Russian archives as the basis for this seminal reinterpretation of Napoleon's defeat in 1812-1814. Russia's leaders cleverly engaged Napoleon in a kind of drawn-out campaign the...
Автор: Малаховский Ким Владимирович
Серия: Научно-популярная серия
Язык: английский
Год: 1973
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Новозеландские острова открывались трижды. Первыми пришли туда древние полинезийцы. Потомки их донесли до наших дней красочные...