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Reprints the 1918 diary of Tsaritsa Alexandra, providing insight into her thoughts about her children, her husband Tsar Nicholas, and the revolution sweeping Russia; covering a period that ranges from January 1 until the night of her death in July.

An exploration of submarine espionage during the Cold War that relates details about secret operations which could have led to nuclear war or cost the lives of hundreds of sailors.

History of the Russian Empire leading up to the Communist revolution depicting the forces which made the Czar's rule crumble and argues that the revolution and its aftermath was a tragic failure for the people it was supposed to benefit.

Photographs and text explore the history, geography, culture, government, economy, people, and landmarks of Russia.

Illustrates African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African diaspora, and examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa.

A historical novel in which Leonka, an old man who served as a youth as kitchen boy in the Ipatiev House where the tsar and tsarina, Nicholas and Alexandra, were imprisoned, finally reveals what he saw, and what he did on the night the Imperial Family was executed in 1918.

A Jewish man plants himself in a lonely Russian baker's house and establishes a family while waiting for permission to go to America.