It is 1999 & Russia is on the edge of total implosion. Social & moral order has collapsed & what small semblance of control there is is being imposed by mafia-like criminal gangs. While public opinion in the West is largely indifferent the political analysts are less sanguine
- Russian meltdown will make the disintegration of the Balkans look like the collapse of a cup-cake. Out of the chaos however a single charismatic voice is starting to be heard
- that of Igor Komarov a visionary patriot who claims he can restore Russia's greatness & bring prosperity to the masses. He even woos Western political leaders with a rather more realistic analysis of the way forward for Russia. Komarov is set to win the next election when a document is smuggled into the British Embassy in Moscow. It's called The Black Manifesto & it appears to show Komarov's secret agenda
- his political blueprint is really Mein Kampf the rebirth of Russia will be as a New Third Reich with Komarov as Fuhrer. But can the document be authenticated? & what can the Western Alliance's most secret Trilateral Commission do about it if it is? They need to find another voice the masses will listen to & obey rather than Komarov
- an icon they can cleave to & trust. Once not that long ago he was called the Tsar. & so develops a thrilling & increasingly frightening adventure
- Jason Monk ex-CIA who used to run agents into the Soviet Union is recruited & slips back into Russia into the desperate Moscow world of poverty luxury gangsters & prostitutes & underneath it all the titanic power struggle to ensure the outcome of the forthcoming elections.




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Specification & need the guide for the 2011 exams. Br&-new for the 2010 curriculum change this Essentials GCSE ICT revision guide provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & essential skills for the new GCSE ICT course. The student-friendly uncluttered approach of GCSE Essentials ICT guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & lots of practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Concise revision notes cover all the essential course content * Key information is organised into manageable sections for short effective bursts of revision * Important phrases & key words are picked out in bold to assist with skim reading & last minute revision * Contents pages provides a revision checklist for students to tick off as they progress * Quick tests are included throughout the book to help check progress & encourage active revision * Extended practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Answers to quick tests & practice questions included * An accompanying workbook is also available This revision guide is for the new GCSE ICT specifications & is suitable for students starting the courses from September 2010 onwards. If you started your course before this date (e.g. in September 2009) you will be following a different

Specification & need the guide for the 2011 exams.



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Intended for use alongside the Essentials GCSE ICT Revision Guide this workbook

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