In the summer of 1812 Napoleon the master of Europe marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled confident that he would sweep everything before him. Yet less than two years later his empire lay in ruins & Russia had triumphed. This is the first history to explore in depth Russias crucial role in the Napoleonic Wars re-creating the epic battle between two empires as never before. Dominic Lieven writes with great panache & insight to describe from the Russians viewpoint how they went from retreat defeat & the burning of Moscow to becoming the new liberators of Europe; the consequences of which could not have been more important. Ultimately this book shows memorably & brilliantly Russia embarking on its strange central role in Europes existence as both threat & protector
- a role that continues in all its complexity into our own lifetimes.
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From a renowned name in A Level history publishing this is a Questions & Analysis title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level this book is an absolute must-have. Looking at the many different aspects of the period 1855-1991 that are covered in A Level history Stephen J. Lee examines & compares: the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy & Soviet communism; parties & opposition to these regimes; the use of repression & terror; agriculture; industry; the class structure; the 1917 revolution; & the impact of the First & Second World Wars on Russia. Key elements of this book include: each topic/issue forms a well-structured chapter: background; analysis; sources with questions; worked answers; a prominent historiography section
- an important element of the new A2 history assessment; an incorporated A2 synoptic approach that teaches students to draw together their entire range of knowledge & skills to study one topic; & guidance on how to answer the recently-introduced synoptic questions. Involving the importance of understanding the connections between the essential characteristics of historical study this key title is the one-stop shop for all history teachers & students.
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A range of textbooks covering many of the options available on GCSE history specifications. This text covers the history of the USSR from the 1905 revolution through the Khrushchev years to 1997. Particular attention is paid to the collapse of the tsarist regime the revolutions of 1917 civil war & the New Economic Policy & the influence of Lenin Trotsky & Stalin on Soviet history. The questions & activities are suitable for students of varying abilities & a range of written & visual sources encourage student involvement. ...

The History Files" series presents the people events & ideas that have shaped our world through the lens of recent research. Each title covers a single topic & is illustrated with telling images from out-of-the-way sources & a collection of facsimile documents bringing the past to life in an accessible yet authoritative format. Peter Waldron tells the stories of all the Russians exploring the vast expanses of the empire & the lives of the rural peasants describing the ways in which Russia took on or rejected Western influences & recounting how the empire was built & maintained. He examines the great flowering of Russian art literature & music the pressures for & against reform & finally the fall of the Tsarist regime in a cataclysm of violence. The facsimile documents bring the period alive as do the poignant"ations taken from first-hand accounts detailed box features & over 150 evocative images." ...

Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa
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Junchow China 1928. Lydia Ivanova has a fierce spirit. Nothing can dim it not even the foul waters of the Peiho River. Into the rivers grime bodies are tossed
- those of thieves & Communists alike. So every time Lydia steals from someone to feed herself & her mother she takes her life into her own hands. Lydias mother Valentina numbered among the Russian elite until the Bolsheviks rounded them up. They took her husband but she managed to buy back her child & bring her to China. But survival is hard. Even though mother & daughter live in the Whites-only settlement no walls can keep Lydia in. She escapes to meet Chang An Lo who saves her life once & is bound to her for ever. But Chang has enemies who are hunting him down
- Chiang Kai Sheks troops are headed towards Junchow to kill Reds like him. Their all-consuming love can only mean danger for them both but they are powerless to end it.. .

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The fast & easy way to learn to speak Russian With Russia in line to host the World Cup in 2018 the Winter Olympics in 2014 as well as a Formula 1 Grand Prix interest in Russia is on the rise. Russian For Dummies is an excellent resource for students tourists & businesspeople looking for an introduction to this popular & complex language. This updated edition offers new & enhanced content more useful exercises & practice opportunities all new content devoted to the Cyrillic alphabet & much more.* A revamped user-friendly organization* A fully updated & expanded audio CD with real-life conversations by native speakers* Expanded coverage of grammar verb conjugations & pronunciations* A refreshed & expanded mini-dictionary complete with even more essential vocabulary Russian For Dummies provides basic instruction to those seeking to grasp the basics of conversational Russian. Students travelers & businesspeople with little or no language experience will gain a clearer understanding on how to communicate in Russian. ...

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She turned into a frog into a lizard into all kinds of other reptiles & then into a spindle. In these tales young women go on long & difficult quests wicked stepmothers turn children into geese & tsars ask dangerous riddles with help or hindrance from magical dolls cannibal witches talking skulls stolen wives & brothers disguised as wise birds. Half the tales here are true oral tales collected by folklorists during the last two centuries while the others are reworking of oral tales by four great Russian writers: Alexander Pushkin Nadezhda Teffi Pavel Bazhov & Andrey Platonov. In his introduction to these new translations Robert Chandler writes about the primitive magic inherent in these tales & the taboos around them while in the afterword Sibelan Forrester discusses the witch Baba Yaga. This edition also

Includes:: an appendix bibliography & notes. This is translated by Robert Chandler & Elizabeth Chandler with Sibelan Forrester Anna Gunin & Olga Meerson.

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Get More From Your Tripwith easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation: Basics Practical Social Safe Travel Food Plus: Order the right meal with our menu decoder. Never get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-way dictionary. We make language easy with shortcuts key phrases & common Q& As. Feel at ease with essential tips on culture & manners.25+ Years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers & locals for over a quarter of a century.120+ Languages Our phrasebooks & mobile apps cover more than any other publisher. ...