Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future.
Russia is a country with no natural bor
For over forty years the demands of the Cold War shaped the life of almost all of us. Europe was seemingly split in two indefinitely. This is a book of extraordinary scope and daring. It is conventio
Książka zawiera syntetyczną charakterystykę aktywności militarnej ZSRR i Rosji poza swoimi granicami od zakończenia II wojny światowej po 2022 rok. Staraliśmy się wykazać, że konsekwentnie broniła sw
In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprising it t
In 1932-33, nearly four million Ukrainians died of starvation, having been deliberately deprived of food. It is one of the most devastating episodes in the history of the twentieth century. With unpr
Interesująca, pełna nieznanych szczegółów historia rozpadu Cesarstwa Rosyjskiego i wzniesienia na jego gruzach wielonarodowego państwa komunistycznego. Richard Pipes opisuje, w jaki sposób bolszewicy
A brilliant, compelling, propulsively written, magnificent tour de force' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard
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The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving awa
Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have liv
Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting f
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In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.
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Plattenbau, Panelák, Wielka Płyta, Panelky, Panelház, mieszkańcy byłego bloku wschodniego różnie nazywają swoje bloki z wielkiej płyty, jednak niezależnie od nazwy, ich budowie przyświecał jeden cel
Global migration is not at an all-time high. The climate emergency will not lead to mass migration. Border restrictions have actually produced more migration. These statements might sound counterintu
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We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able
Sowieci to najbardziej antykomunistyczna książka w Polsce.
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'Astonishing ... it seems s
Przerażający obraz Rosji we władaniu służb specjalnych. Jak to się stało, że Rosja wróciła w koleiny ZSRR? Jak doszło do tego, że Czeczeni, do niedawna uważani za szlachetny naród walczący o wolność,
From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it made
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An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, in
To trzecia część monumentalnej trylogii poświęconej dziejom Rosji - obok „Rosji carów” i „Rewolucji rosyjskiej” - pióra sławnego amerykańskiego historyka i sowietologa Richarda Pipesa (1923-2018). To
„Dwieście lat razem”, dzieło poświęcone historii współistnienia Rosjan i Żydów od końca XVIII w. po współczesność, ukazało się w dwóch tomach w latach 2001 i 2002. Niniejsze polskie wydanie to drugie