Tim Cranmer, retired secret servant, finds his past returns to haunt him when his old double agent, Larry Pettifer, disappears--along with Tim's lover.
A collection of fifteen essays that debate whether a cold war is beginning in twenty-first-century Afghanistan, and discusses Russia's influence, the impact of a cold war on the United States and other countries, and related topics.
Describes Russia's history, population, government and politics, resources and economy, education, health, culture, religions, environment, and global connections as well as other aspects, discussing contemporary issues the country faces.
It is 1999. The death of Russia's president throws the Federation into chaos. The whole world watches when a deadly attack stuns the US - and evidence points to the Russian parliament. Amidst this turmoil is American businessman Roger Gordian who finds his multinational corporation in jeopardy.
Jake Grafton, a Defense Intelligence agent, is dispatched to Moscow. His mission is to keep the twenty thousand nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union from getting on the black market, but there are many who would like to see him fail.
Examines the political, social, and economic changes that have taken place in Russia and explores how those changes have influenced the Russian people and helped modernize the country.
Chronicles Russia's history from the beginnings of Kievan Rus in the ninth century to Vladimir Putin's reforms of the early twenty-first century, and features a critical reassessment of the Stalinist era.
Chronicles Russia's efforts to recover and reassert itself as a world power after the financial collapse of 1998, describing how the region used its oil-based power to build a stronger, more stable government and economy.
A photographic introduction to Russia, featuring brief descriptions of people, places, customs, and other aspects of life in Russia, arranged alphabetically.
