BAXTER, JOHN & ISAAC ASIMOV INTRO

The Fire Came By the Riddle of the Great Siberian Explosion

Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. Later Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 038511396X. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. DJ and boards show some shelf wear. Top corners bumped, sticker removed from front cover with a little damage. light soil back cover ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.20 X 5.60 X 0.80 inches; 165 pages; "One of the great accidents of nature occurred in Siberia in 1908 when a fireball appeared over the horizon and slammed into a remote forest area of Siberia, creating shock waves which were felt half a world away. THE FIRE CAME BY goes into great depth and explores not only what Russian scientists have to say about the affair today, but also enlightened opinions from scientists worldwide, as well as on-the-scene reports and interviews. The book makes the fantastic comprehensible and gives the event a threatening immediacy.". Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 18585

Katalog: Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 038511396X Siberia Explosion RUSSIA

BRADLEY, JOHN

Allied Intervention in Russia, 1917

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0297748505. 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.6 Inches; 272 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 15232

Katalog: Militaria::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 0297748505 RUSSIA Allies

BRAITHWAITE, RODRIC

Moscow 1941 a City and Its People at War

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1400044308. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, remainder marks on top and bottom page edges, previous dealer's stamp on front pastedown; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 306 pages; "The 1941 Battle of Moscow—unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War—marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in that one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the war. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21299

Katalog: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 1400044308 moscow nazi Germany Militaria

DASHINSKY, S. & N. FOKIN (EDITOR)

*Japan in Manchuria

New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1932. First Edition. Pamphlet. Card covers show some shelf wear, staples are rusted, price has been altered in ink on front cover. A few pages show some creasing. ; A tight solid book. ; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; "A full statement of Japan's aims and methods and the menace to the Soviet Union (with maps)." With Japan's incursions into China and Manchuria pre WWII, Russia became concerned what their intentions might be toward the Soviet Union.. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 18968

Katalog: History::Russia::Japan

Sonstige Stichworte: RUSSIA Japan Manchuria Political Science ASIA

DOROSHINSKAYA, YELENA & VADIM KRUCHINA

Leningrad; Guidebook

Moscow: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, 1969. Vinyl Bound. Some soiling and shelfwear of blue vinyl covers.; A tight solid book. B&W and colour photographs throughout. Foldout map at back. Text in English. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 297 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 18600

Katalog: Travel::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: Leningrad Maps guidebook St. Petersburg RUSSIA TRAVEL

FITCH, JANET

Chimes of a Lost Cathedral

New York: Little, Brown & Co, 2019. Large Print Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316454192. Remainer dot on top page edges, otherwise near-fine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Revolution of Marina M. vol. 2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1130 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21558

Katalog: Fiction::Historical::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 0316454192 RUSSIA

GELARDI, JULIA P.

From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312371152. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 482 pages; "The early 1850s until the late 1920s marked a turbulent and significant era for Russia. During that time the country underwent a massive transformation, taking it from days of grandeur under the tsars to the chaos of revolution and the beginnings of the Soviet Union. At the center of all this tumult were four women of the Romanov dynasty. Marie Alexandrovna and Olga Constantinovna were born into the family, Russian Grand Duchesses at birth. Marie Feodorovna and Marie Pavlovna married into the dynasty, the former born a Princess of Denmark, the latter a Duchess of the German duchy of Mecklendburg-Schwerin." (jacket blurb). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21419

Katalog: History::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 0312371152 romanovs Marie Alexandrovna Olga Constantinovna Marie Feodorovna Marie Pavlovna RUSSIA RUSSIA

GROSSMAN, VASILY

A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 067697810X. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 378 pages; "Edited and translated from the Russian by Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova Knopf Canada is proud to present a masterpiece of the Second World War, never before published in English, from one of the great Russian writers of the 20th century – a vivid eyewitness account of the Eastern Front and “the ruthless truth of war.”When the Germans invaded Russia in 1941, Vasily Grossman became a special correspondent for the Red Star, the Red Army’s newspaper. A Writer at War – based on the notebooks in which Grossman gathered raw material for his articles – depicts the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front, and the lives and deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. It also includes some of the earliest reportage on the Holocaust. In the three years he spent on assignment, Grossman witnessed some of the most savage fighting of the war: the appalling defeats of the Red Army, the brutal street fighting in Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk (the largest tank engagement in history), the defense of Moscow, the battles in Ukraine and much more." Grossman is probably best known for his epic novels 'Life and Fate' and 'Stalingrad'. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21502

Katalog: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 067697810X WWII stalingrad RUSSIA Militaria

HONE, JOSEPH

Firesong

London UK: Random House UK, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1856192482. Light toning of pages as is common in British publications ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 694 pages; "New Year`s Day, 1906. A family celebrates, skating on the ice of a vast lake, far north in Russia. Cousins of the Romanov Tsars, this is the Rumovsky family - Prince Pyotr, his wife Princess Sofia, their son Ivan and twins Yelena and Alexander, and their young Irish governess, Miss Harriet. With them is the patriarch of the family, old Prince Mikhail, a strange, towering figure, a man from another century, with his fabulous Boyars` court at the castle, a Tamburlaine of the snows... Behind the Rumovsky family and their mediaeval island castle lie 300 years of autocratic but peaceful rule. Ahead of them, the old Prince expects the same for his descendants. It is not to be. Firesong is the story of the Rumovskies - their lives, deaths and hazardous escapes in the nightmarish new Russia that soon engulfs them: a land stricken by famine, pestilence, war and death. A story both intimate and epic, reminiscent of Dr Zhivago, this is a dramatic saga of men and women who fight for their destiny, in love and peace, against all the odds of war and dissolution.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20863

Katalog: Fiction::Historical::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 1856192482 RUSSIA Revolution Tsar Fiction::Historical

HUTTON, JOSEPH BERNARD

The Great Illusion Stalin's Russia 1934

London: David Bruce & Watson Ltd, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0851270301. DJ and boards show shelf wear with creasing and tears. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 271 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 19402

Katalog: Militaria::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 0851270301 RUSSIA stalin Communism RUSSIA Militaria

LARIONOV, V. V. & WILLIAM BILEY (TRANSLATOR)

World War II Decisive Battles of the Soviet Army

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1984. Translation. Hardcover. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. Dust jacket chipped with short tears, previous owner's name inked out on front free end paper ; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 526 pages; "a military-historical sketch that describes decisive battles and engagements of the Soviet Army in WWII (1941-45), based on documents, historical research and recollections of war participants, tracing the course of warfare on the Soviet-German front and during the campaign in the Far East." (jacket blurb) Major General Larionov was assisted by Major General (Air Force) Timokhovich, Colonel Yeronin and Colonel Solovyov.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 16933

Katalog: Militaria::WWII::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: WWII Russia, Soviet RUSSIA Militaria

MASSIE, SUZANNE

Land of the Firebird: Beauty of Old Russia

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. First British Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 024110517X. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with many color plates.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 480 pages; "in-depth look of Russian history from 987-1917, spanning the ascension of Vlad and the Orthodox Church to right before the Revolution. With colorful prose Suzanne Massie details the variety of Russian existence--tsars and serfs and merchant-princes and babushkas--no stone is left uncovered as she cross-references nearly a thousands years, writing with equal consideration of art, poetry, country-life, court-life, politics and its myriad games, myths and legends, influence "outside the sphere.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21225

Katalog: History::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 024110517X RUSSIA Catherine the Great Peter the Great Ivan the terrible RUSSIA HISTORY

MASSIE, ROBERT K.

The Romanovs: The Final Chapter

New York: Random House, 1995. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394580486. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W plates; The Romanovs #4; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 308 pages; "In 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ekaterinberg, Siberia. Were these the remains of the last tsar and his family, murdered over 70 years before? Pulitzer Prize winner Massie now answers this question, going back to the horrifying moments of the slaughter, and describing in detail the ultimately successful efforts in post-communist Russia to discover the truth. of photos.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21247

Katalog: History::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 0394580486 RUSSIA Tsar nicholas II alexandra anastasia Rasputin romanovs RUSSIA HISTORY

PARKER, TONY

Russian Voices

London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. First British Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0224030205. Only slight wear; 9.4 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 481 pages; "Parker spent five months in Moscow in 1990, conducting these 77 interviews with a broad cross-section of Muscovites, whom he asked about their lives and about topics ranging from religion to war. First published last year in Great Britain, the book suffers somewhat from the passage of time. Parker draws out his subjects skillfully, occasionally eliciting eloquence ("Now I feel as though I am one thousand years of age," says a Chernobyl victim), and the interviews cumulatively portray aspects of society such as sexism, the pinching of family life in small living quarters and the intense warmth of the Russian spirit.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 19878

Katalog: Russia::Oral History

Sonstige Stichworte: 0224030205 RUSSIA oral history moscow

POLITKOVSKAYA, ANNA

Nothing But the Truth Selected Dispatches

London: Harvill Secker, 2010. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1846552397. DJ shows very light shelf wear, 1/4" tear at top edge of DJ spine. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.9 inches; 468 pages; "Anna Politkovskaya became known to many as “Russia’s lost moral conscience.” She was a special correspondent for the Russian newspaper Novaya gazeta and the author of A Dirty War; Putin’s Russia and A Russian Diary. Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow in October 2006." This was first released in Russian in 2007 by Novaya gazeta. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20323

Katalog: Journalism::Russia

Sonstige Stichworte: 1846552397 RUSSIA Journalist reporter HISTORY