"Reappraises the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union based on the author's 35-year career as a specialist in Soviet and post-Soviet affairs
For the first time the inside story of Russia's marketing of their space program to the West is chronicled by one who was there. The colourful tales are told, w
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WINNER OF THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD FINALIST FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR “Fast-paced and excellentl
Tells the true stories of Laika, Belka, Strelka, and the other space dogs who were sent on experimental space flight explorations by the Soviet Union between 19
This is the first full-length history of Russian peasant women in the 20th century in English. Filling a significant gap in the literature on rural studies and