In 1956, after the death of Stalin, a secret letter composed by Khrushchev is sent throughout the nation, promising change for the Soviet Union while Leo Demidov, working as a homicide detective, becomes a target of vengeance due to his past career as an MGB officer.
Discusses the events after the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, when the Communist Party, led by Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin, began a repressive and violent government that led to starvation, the formation of labor camps, and the Cold War.
Collects twenty-six essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning Russia, debating the country's role in international politics, if it is moving toward democracy, the influence of Western culture, and its greatest challenges.
A history of Russia, covering a period that ranges from the origins of the Kievan state to the post-Gorbachev era, with information on geography, economy, and cultural, political, and military events.
A former Moscow correspondent describes his travels across Russia from St. Petersburg to the Pacific, fishing in the rivers and lakes, and the people he met.
American businessman Roger Gordian's company becomes the object of terrorist tactics in the year 2000 after he refuses to sell his sophisticated encryption program for the world's security and communication systems to foreign companies.
A history of twentieth-century Russia, focusing on the politics, society, economics, and culture of the communist years between 1917 and 1991, and looking at the surviving elements of communist order in post-Soviet Russia.
