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The chronicle of Russian history is long and diverse -- spanning a palimpsest of cultures, lands, and times. Explore our selection of titles criss-crossing the rich narrative of Russian history -- from the ancient headwaters of the Volga and the corners of wild Siberia, to the far reaches of the cosmos and through Russia today!

Gulag Boss: A Soviet Memoir

A memoir of life inside the camps written from the perspective of an actual employee of the Soviet secret police.

Gulag Boss: A Soviet Memoir

$29.95

They Took My Father

This gripping book traces the beginnings of communism as a fascinating personal drama spreading across Russia, Finland, and the Minnesota Iron Range.

They Took My Father

$16.95

Owls of the Eastern Ice

Signed copies exclusive to TMORA. Jonathan C. Slaght is a native Minnesotan, local to the Twin Cities area. Owls of the Eastern Ice is a 2020 National Book Award nominee, was named a New York Times Notable Book for 2020, and also made the Wall Street Jour

Owls of the Eastern Ice

$28.00

The Black Russian

The incredible true story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, a Black American who made and lost his fortunes in Moscow and Constantinople at the turn of the century.

The Black Russian

$17.00

Beyond

09.07 a.m. April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile--originally designed to carry a nuclear warhead--and blasts into the

$29.99

Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia

Land of the Firebird is an engaging in-depth cultural analysis of Russian history by award-winning historian Suzanne Massie.

Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia

$44.00

Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

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.

Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

$21.95

The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River

Janet Hartley explores the history of Russia through the Volga -- the longest river in Europe, stretching 3,500 km through the heart of Russia, from the 17th century to today.

The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River

$35.00

Borderland: Journey Through the History of Ukraine

Borderland: Journey Through the History of Ukraine

Borderland: Journey Through the History of Ukraine

$17.99

The Future is History

Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Masha Gessen reveals how Russia, within a generation, has surrendered to a virulent new strain of autocracy.

The Future is History

$18.00

Revolution 1989

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.

Revolution 1989

$18.95

The Soviet Century

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution comes a classic history of the Soviet era, from 1917 to its fall.

The Soviet Century

$21.95