Rulers of the Kremlin
Author : S. G. Litvinova
Publisher : Ao "Interkon"
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 10,64 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Heads of state
ISBN : 9785900607047
Author : S. G. Litvinova
Publisher : Ao "Interkon"
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 10,64 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Heads of state
ISBN : 9785900607047
Author : Peter Andrews
Publisher :
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Text and lavish photographs present the treasures of the Rurik and Romanov dynasties in Russia.
Author : Norah Hewitt (Hon.)
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Russia
ISBN :
Author : James P. Duffy
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Kievan Rus
ISBN : 9780760726730
Author : Denis Fahey
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 2013-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781494817916
Pope Pius XI wrote as follows in the Encyclical Letter, Divini Redemptoris: "For them (the peoples of the Soviet Union) We cherish the wannest paternal affection. We are well aware that not a few of them groan beneath the yoke imposed on them by men who in very large part are strangers to the real interests of the country. We recognise that many others were deceived by fal1acious hopes. We blame only the system with its authors and abettors who considered Russia the best field for experimenting with a plan elaborated years ago, and who from there continue to spread it from one end of the world to the other." In this pamphlet, I have outlined some of the historical evidence which goes to prove that those "strangers to the real interests of Russia," who are experimenting with this Marxian plan elaborated years ago, are members of the Jewish nation, and that Communism is the latest and, up to the present, the most decadent materialistic phase of the opposition of that nation to the Supernatural Messias.
Author : Donald J. Raleigh
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781563247606
In this work, historians tell the story of the Romanovs as complex individual personalities and as key institutional actors in Russian history, from the empire builder Peter I to the last tsar, Nicholas II.
Author : Catherine Merridale
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 35,40 MB
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0805098372
A magisterial, richly detailed history of the Kremlin, and of the centuries of Russian elites who have shaped it—and been shaped by it in turn The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. It has been the seat of a priestly monarchy, a worldly church and the Soviet Union; it has served as a crossroads for diplomacy, trade, and espionage; it has survived earthquakes, devastating fires, and at least three revolutions. Its very name is a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood. Drawing on a dazzling array of sources from hitherto unseen archives and rare collections, renowned historian Catherine Merridale traces the full history of this enigmatic fortress. The Kremlin has inspired innumerable myths, but no invented tales could be more dramatic than the operatic successions and savage betrayals that took place within its vast compound of palaces and cathedrals. Today, its sumptuous golden crosses and huge electric red stars blaze side by side as the Kremlin fulfills its centuries-old role, linking the country's recent history to its distant past and proclaiming the eternal continuity of the Russian state. More than an absorbing history of Russia's most famous landmark, Red Fortress uses the Kremlin as a unique lens, bringing into focus the evolution of Russia's culture and the meaning of its politics.
Author : Denis Fahey
Publisher :
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Agriculture, Cooperative
ISBN :
Author : Lev Timofeev
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Widely known for his outspoken democratic views, Lev Timofeyev was one of the last dissidents to be jailed by the Gorbachecv regime. A much-cited editor and journalist, he now turns his attention to what is going on in government and in other enterprises of the former Soviet Union.
Author : Geoffrey Hosking
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674021785
Many westerners used to call the Soviet Union "Russia." Russians too regarded it as their country, but that did not mean they were entirely happy with it. In the end, in fact, Russia actually destroyed the Soviet Union. How did this happen, and what kind of Russia emerged? In this illuminating book, Geoffrey Hosking explores what the Soviet experience meant for Russians. One of the keys lies in messianism--the idea rooted in Russian Orthodoxy that the Russians were a "chosen people." The communists reshaped this notion into messianic socialism, in which the Soviet order would lead the world in a new direction. Neither vision, however, fit the "community spirit" of the Russian people, and the resulting clash defined the Soviet world. Hosking analyzes how the Soviet state molded Russian identity, beginning with the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution and civil war. He discusses the severe dislocations resulting from collectivization and industrialization; the relationship between ethnic Russians and other Soviet peoples; the dramatic effects of World War II on ideas of homeland and patriotism; the separation of "Russian" and "Soviet" culture; leadership and the cult of personality; and the importance of technology in the Soviet world view. At the heart of this penetrating work is the fundamental question of what happens to a people who place their nationhood at the service of empire. There is no surer guide than Geoffrey Hosking to reveal the historical forces forging Russian identity in the post-communist world.