soviet union

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.

A biography of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the communist party and the Soviet state, discussing his early life, education, and family; looking at events that fed his urge to rebel; and examining his roles as revolutionary, political leader, thinker, and private person.

The autobiography of an extraordinary man--statesman, envoy, industrialist, entrepreneur, physician, philanthropist, collector extraordinaire, citizen of the world--whose influence and knowledge have spanned decades and continents.

Presents the stories of 15 Russians, Britons, and Americans who took part in, witnessed, or were victims of the revolutionary years.

Discusses the whole story of the Berlin Wall--the airlift, Khrushchev and Kennedy, blockade runners, etc.

An analysis of the Russian-French alliance of 1894 and what went wrong in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century.

Suggests answers to vital questions about the Cold War and postwar diplomacy.

Provides accounts of the major confrontations of the Cold War since 1945.