History Books

The Apartment: A Century of Russian History explains the true history of 20th-century Russia through the story of a Moscow family and their apartment. Readers witness how each generation lived alongside larger social and political changes in Russia.

An unforgettable journey through Central Asia -- one of the most mysterious and history-laden regions of the world.

The Story of a Life beings from Paustovsky’s Ukrainian youth, as his family is destitute, to his time as a World War I paramedic , then a journalist during the Russia revolution, His prose are energetic and lyrical filled with love of the natural world

Catherine the Great modernized Russia through the ardent promotion of art and culture, founding the Hermitage and expanding both social and geographic borders.

From the Mongol hordes of the 13th century, the autocratic fists of successive tsars, to the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia's re-emergence as a superpower.

A travel guide through one of the best minds of the Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg’s journals are more tour de force than diaries, charting his poetry, political antics, and high-profile encounters behind the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War.

Revolution 1989 is an authoritative account, by journalist Victor Sebestyen, of the few months, and the few ordinary people, that brought down the Soviet Union, and changed the world forever.

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history -- Catherine the Great.

A vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine from celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein.

A spellbinding journey through the global history of witchcraft, this volume follows the magickal tradition from its ancient roots to its modern incarnations.

A harrowing account of how one of America's most Iconic television show was exported to Russia in the post-Soviet tumultuous 90s.

A glimpse into the everyday life of a field scientist/conservationist, Jonathan C. Slaght testifies to the determination and creativity essential to scientific advancement and serves as reminder of the beauty, strength, and vulnerability of nature.