Russia Books


Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Best Price: $10.59 Very much an in-depth history of our times. This book describes activities that were lightly or...	The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West Best Price: $16.86 Poorly written and lacking a balanced approach to a complex issue. Typical of Edward Lucas, he...	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom Best Price: $5.25 Sunday, March 26, 2006 "The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz, ? 1956 This is an...	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times Best Price: $6.90 A very detailed account of how and why this extraordinary event unfolded with great descriptions...	Comrade J Best Price: $11.74 The book is very good... It's exactly what you imagine when you read the synopse. It's a real...



Who Will Write Our History?: Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive (The Helen and Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies) Best Price: $21.32 In 1940, the historian Emanuel Ringelblum established a clandestine organization, code named...	The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia Best Price: $19.40 Just a superb work. Extraordinary historical research and excellent writing. Haunting and...	The Cold War: A New History Best Price: $7.36 This is not your traditional, linear account of events, as we have come to know most other...	Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America's Schools Best Price: $22.25 I found this was an excellent book. While the military is at war, America is at the mall, and...	Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross Best Price: $19.89 Excellent book about the life of a German sniper & sniper's in general. Also a very...



The Unknown Black Book: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Soviet Territories Best Price: $21.90 Amazing story of the German and Romainian occupation of Russia and Lithuania during the invasion...	The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II Best Price: $6.92 Nagorski has written a decent general overview of the struggle between Nazi Germany and Soviet...	Young Stalin Best Price: $17.24 Simon Sebag Montefiore's Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsarwas breathtaking, the best depiction...	He Leadeth Me Best Price: $8.89 Matthew Kelly (see [...]) recommended "He Leadeth Me" by Walter Ciszek, S.J., to me as...	One Soldier's War Best Price: $15.32 This is a grisly account of the two Chechen wars (1990s and to this day) Mostly this is an...

The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe) Best Price: $10.05 When I started reading this book I assume it would be a very good historical accounting of this...	Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Best Price: $13.56 Soviet history is already depressing, when you throw into the mix a biography of the 20th...	Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Volume II Best Price: $22.42 Excellent photos and artwork with clear, concise explanations. An excellent collector's item,...	Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Best Price: $5.00 Robert Kennedy's memoir gives not only a fascinating insight to this critical episode, but it...	Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia Best Price: $24.95 while this extravagantly illustrated compilation of Russian printed fabrics from 1900 to 1950...

Romanovs: Europe's Most Obsessive Dynasty Best Price: $23.07 The Romanovs—the second and final dynasty to rule Russia—have captured the...	King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War Best Price: $10.40 This book has a great premise to it. To inform us of the three cousins and leaders of the major...	Nicholas and Alexandra Best Price: $10.69 I read this book many years ago and have never forgotten it, and I just recently purchased a...	Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 (Combat Aircraft) Best Price: $13.65 This unique pictorial book brings to us in detail a largely unknown aircraft of World War II...	Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia Best Price: $18.45 In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a...

Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War Best Price: $23.99 This is an interesting book on the Second World War covering, and focusing, on the Eastern...	A History Of The World In Six Glasses Best Price: $10.97 My 15 year old son had to read this book for a class at school, and I decided to take a look at...	Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy Best Price: $8.86 Having read only a portion of the book i can only express mild shock due to the fact that power...	The Thirteenth Tribe Best Price: $8.25 Recent genetic studies have shown Koestler was correct. Genetic studies are continuing to prove...	Spy Wars: Moles, Mysteries, and Deadly Games Best Price: $17.02 This book is exceptionally well-written, and well-organized. Bagley's argument is very...

The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn Best Price: $17.87 From the reign of Tsar Nicholas II to the brutal cult of Stalin to the ebullient, uncertain days...	A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin's Russia Best Price: $17.13 Anna Politkovskaya's "Russian Diary" is a gold mine of information and provides...	The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 Best Price: $8.99 "A stone is not a human being, and even stones get crushed." This was an absolutely...	Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine Best Price: $16.79 I was prepared to like this book better, as I have a strong interest in Jewish life in Eastern...	Peter the Great Best Price: $5.06 i THINK PETER MASSIE's biography on Peter tue Great is a classic book. You read it more as a...

STALINGRAD: How the Red Army Survived the German Onslaught Best Price: $20.66 I first visited Stalingrad in 1982, and at the time the veterans of that battle only talked...	Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands (Twentieth-Century Battles) Best Price: $17.29 Where was the most successful amphibious operation of World War I? Was it in Turkey, German...	All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion Best Price: $17.16 I was surprised to find that I tremendously enjoyed ALL HANDS DOWN. I am not a believer in...	The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB Best Price: $4.32 To many Americans, the CIA and KGB are things of a James Bond movie. Lots of sex and violence...	Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion Best Price: $0.20 I found the book to be great reading, but it somehow didn't quite convince me of the findings. I...

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire Best Price: $6.99 This book is a fascinating exploration of the last days of the Soviet Union, providing a...	Sevastopol 1942: Von Manstein's triumph (Campaign) Best Price: $12.36 Another excelent book with a new cover art, splains every movement of the german, romenian and...	Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs and Imperial Russia Best Price: $30.66 This is an excellent look at the jewels and other fine objects of the Tsars and their families. ...	Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Best Price: $10.88 Having lived in Russia six years and still in business there since 1991, I quickly learned that...	A Writer at War: A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945 Best Price: $7.75 Vasili Semenovich Grossman was a decorated Soviet military journalist best known in the West for...

Catherine the Great Best Price: $6.25 This is one of the very best biographies I have ever read. Troyat has taken a very interesting...	Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters Best Price: $14.28 This book is exactly what it says it is and it describes specific military encounters in great...	Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944 (Stackpole Military History Series) Best Price: $10.80 This book recounts the catastrophic defeat of the German Army Group Center in Bielorussia in the...	Collapse of an Empire: Lessons for Modern Russia Best Price: $16.80 This remarkably accessible, lucid survey of recent Russian history is a must-read for anyone...	Chechen Jihad: Al Qaeda's Training Ground and the Next Wave of Terror Best Price: $15.64 Yossef Bodansky is considered a good writer and an expert in Islamic Jihad, though when you...

Prague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetry, Politics and War Best Price: $16.50 A dramatic account of life in Czechoslovakia’s great capital during the Nazi...	Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Best Price: $7.49 Ms Merridale has dug into Soviet records and found much historical treasure. if you've read...	Russian Thinkers (Penguin Philosophy) Best Price: $7.95 This is a very important book in my opinion, because it analyzes certain utopian ideas that...	How Capitalism Was Built: The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia Best Price: $22.96 In the 15 or so years after the end of the Cold War, vast economic changes rippled through the...

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