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
A brilliant, compelling, propulsively written, magnificent tour de force' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard
'The second volume of what will surely rank as one of the greatest historical ach
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
Interesująca, pełna nieznanych szczegółów historia rozpadu Cesarstwa Rosyjskiego i wzniesienia na jego gruzach wielonarodowego państwa komunistycznego. Richard Pipes opisuje, w jaki sposób bolszewicy
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
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
An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol.
The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical cri
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
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
The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens
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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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From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effecti
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
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'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'
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We live in an age of increasing complexity, where accelerating technology and global interconnection hold more promise – and more peril – than any other time in human history. The fossil fuels that h
O ROSJI, JAKIEJ NIE ZNACIE
Książka burzy utrwalony obraz patriarchalnej Rosji i udowadnia, że system oparty na niewolnictwie powinien budzić wstyd i zdziwienie, a nie nostalgię. W chwili zniesienia
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Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.
For too long, Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, or simply ignored.
Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a b
Where did we come from?
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What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being?
Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionar
Until a decade ago, we misunderstood a fundamental aspect of human health. Although the brain and the body have always been viewed as separate entities – treated in separate hospitals – science now s
Tematem niniejszej książki jest ścisły związek pomiędzy niektórymi międzynarodowymi firmami bankowymi z Nowego Yorku a komunistycznymi rewolucyjnymi ruchami, które przejęły władzę w carskiej Rosji i
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,
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