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  • Istoríya Litvy (A History of Lithuania—Russian-language)

    by I. A. Katzel ...
    Why did Lithuania’s dictator in the 1920s (the pro-Nazi Augustinas Voldemaras) kick the author out of the country for writing this seemingly harmless book? What was the significance of the fact that the author’s father tutored a teenage Lenin while both were in law school in Russia? And how was this ground-breaking equivalent of “Lithuanian History for Dummies” about a century ahead of its time? ... Read more

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  • Germany's Conquest of the Balkans

    Germany's first conquest

    What has happened in former Yugoslavia over the past several years reaches far beyond the boundaries of that region. It is so shocking that the nations of this world would be paralyzed with fear if they truly understood! Shamefully, America is its chief architect.In this booklet:• The First Military Victim of World War III• How German Fascism Conquered Kosovo• German-led EU Conquers Former ... Read more

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  • Political Reason and the Language of Change

    Reform and Improvement in Early Modern Europe

    Series series Political Economies of Capitalism, 1600-1850
    This collection of essays re-examines ideas of change and movements for change in early modern Europe without presuming that "progressive" change was the outcome of "reforms"."Reform" today implies rational, incremental change to public institutions and procedures. "Improvement" has a more general application, emphasising the positive outcome to which "reform" is oriented. But the language of ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Lithuania to 1569: Centennial Edition (19212021)

    Why did Lithuania’s dictator in the 1920s (the pro-Nazi Augustinas Voldemaras) kick the author out of the country for writing this seemingly harmless book? What was the significance of the fact that the author’s father tutored a teenage Lenin while both were in law school in Russia? And how was this ground-breaking equivalent of “Lithuanian History for Dummies” about a century ahead of its time? ... Read more

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  • The Ottoman Empire

    Ancient Empires, #1

    by History Nerds ...
    Series Book 1 - Ancient Empires
    Step into the enigmatic world of "The Ottoman Empire" a compelling exploration of the rise, zenith, and eventual decline of one of the most formidable empires in history. This meticulously researched account takes readers on a captivating journey through the annals of time, unraveling the intricate tapestry of a civilization that spanned over six centuries.From the humble beginnings of Osman I to ... Read more

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  • Socialism and Legal History

    The Histories and Historians of Law in Socialist East Central Europe

    Series series Routledge Research in Legal History
    This book focuses on the way in which legal historians and legal scientists used the past to legitimize, challenge, explain and familiarize the socialist legal orders, which were backed by dictatorial governments.The volume studies legal historians and legal histories written in Eastern European countries during the socialist era after the Second World War. The book investigates whether there was ... Read more

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  • Brave Emilia: The Story of Countess Emilia Plater

    by Hazel Plater ...
    The story of Emilia Plater (Emilija Pliateryté), a feminist and revolutionary icon. Retold by Hazel Plater, illustrated by Becky Johnson. ... Read more

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  • East Central Europe and Communism

    Politics, Culture, and Society, 1943–1991

    Series series Routledge Open History
    The communists of East Central Europe came to power promising to bring about genuine equality, paying special attention to achieving gender equality, to build up industry and create prosperous societies, and to use music, art, and literature to promote socialist ideals. Instead, they never succeeded in filling more than a third of their legislatures with women and were unable to make significant ... Read more

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  • Asian Odyssey

    Asian Odyssey, first published in 1940, is the autobiographical account of Dmitri Alioshin’s experiences in Siberia and Mongolia in the chaotic, often extremely violent times following the Russian Revolution. Alioshin, an officer in the Imperial Army, served in the army of the White Russians under General Kolchak and Baron von Ungern-Sternberg, then in the communist Red Army, and later joined the ... Read more

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  • The Histories of Herodotus: The Unabridged and Complete Edition (Herodotus Classics)

    by Herodotus ...
    The Histories of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Written around 430 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Greece, Western Asia, and Northern Africa at that time.[citation needed] Although not a fully impartial record, ... Read more

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  • The Prince

    The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. The general theme of The Prince is of accepting that the aims of princes – such as glory and survival – can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. ... Read more

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  • Failed Intervention: The United States in the Balkans - Origins of War, Disintegration, U.S. Strategic Lessons, Legacy of Yugoslavia

    The violence of Yugoslavia is soaked in historical injustice and nationalist tradition. Its historical mold is not unique; but the world's reaction is. The ongoing failure of Yugoslavia and its fractious cascade of regime changes are a product of flawed intervention. United States intervention failed because it opted for termination determined by strategic ways rather than resolution to meet ... Read more

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  • First Russia, Then Tibet [Illustrated Edition]

    by Robert Byron ...
    Over the course of several months during 1931 and 1932, Robert Byron journeyed to three countries teetering on the brink of change.In Russia, which was stricken by famine, Lenin had just died, Stalin’s dictatorship was in its infancy and the Great Terror had yet to begin. Having taken the first commercial flight to India, which took an astounding seven days, Byron was thrown into the tumultuous ... Read more

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  • Origins of the Lombard people

    Origo Gentis Langobardorum

    Series Book 5 - Foro Barbarico
    Origo Gentis Langobardorum - Versione 2.0This Mini eBook contains the English and Latin text of Origo Gentis Langobardorum. It's the legend about the origin of the Lombards peoples originary to Scandinavian. ... Read more

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  • They Did Not Have Horns: The Viking Kings of Norway

    This popular history of the Norwegian Viking period features lively accounts of the Kings and their families along with illustrations. ... Read more

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  • Siberian Passag

    An Explorer's Search into the Russian Arctic

    Siberian Passage, first published in 1949, is a fascinating look at the land and peoples of far northern Russia in the early 1900s. The author was a member of a Russian scientific expedition which explored the then little known boreal and arctic regions of Siberia, and describes the lives of the natives they encountered, travels by dog-sled, dealing with the many difficulties in travel, including ... Read more

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  • Story about a man who wanted to die at home: Based on a true story

    This is a true story about a man, who survived the Soviet gulags, went through hell on earth in Siberia and returned home after Stalin's death on March 5, 1953. The story tells of his life in the gulag, his journey home, the impossible struggle and the will to survive the most horrible conditions imaginable. It is a story of hope and the victory of one man against the whole system of oppression ... Read more

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  • Russia: from the Varangians to the Bolsheviks

    Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.Russia: from the Varangians to the Bolsheviks is a fabulous overview of t 1,000 years of Russian history. ... Read more

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  • Pan Tadeusz

    Translated by George Noyes ...
    Pan Tadeusz is an epic poem concerning the Poland-Lithuanian Empire. A table of contents is included. ... Read more

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  • Geopolitics and Planning for a High-End Fight: NATO and the Baltic Region, Airpower and Geopolitical Angst, The New Russian Threat, Considering a High-End Fight with Russia, Putin

    This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In a remarkably brief period, a serious challenge to the national security interests of the United States and its allies has emerged in Europe. This new threat emanates from a militarily resurgent and increasingly aggressive Russia, openly manifested in early 2014 by its seizure of Crimea ... Read more

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  • Gustavus Adolphus

    A History of the Art of War from Its Revival After the Middle Ages to the End of the Spanish Succession War, With a Detailed Account of the Campaigns of the Great Swede

    A grand sweeping military history of the “pike and shot” era, with a particular emphasis on the Thirty Years’ War in Europe (1618–1648). Originally published in two volumes, the first covers the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and known as “The Lion of the North” by his many opponents. Born into an era of constant warfare, he became king at 17, transformed the Army of Sweden into the ... Read more

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  • One Morning In Sarajevo

    The true story of the assassination that changed the world

    Sarajevo, 28 June 1914: The story of the assassination that changed the world.A historical account of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Using newly available sources and older material, David James Smith brilliantly reinvestigates and reconstructs the events which subsequently determined the shape of the twentieth century.Young Gavrilo Princip arrived at the Vlajnic pastry shop in ... Read more

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  • Poland: A Brief Outline of its History

    IntroductionThe Polish cause has been the object of much misrepresentation by partisans of the three great empires which were interested in suppressing inconvenient truths. In consequence, the generous sympathy which has been so long extended to the Poles is often based rather on sentiment than on a knowledge of the facts. It is not possible to form a just idea of the territorial and other rights ... Read more

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  • History of Sweden: A Captivating Guide to Swedish History, Starting from Ancient Times through the Viking Age and Swedish Empire to the Present

    Did you know that Viking-age Swedes were the founding dynasty of what eventually became Russia?In contrast to their Danish and Norwegian cousins, Swedish Vikings traveled east rather than west in search of riches, land, and power. The extensive river systems of Russia provided economic and military "super-highways" to the adventurers from the north, who journeyed down them all the way to the Black ... Read more

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