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Moscow, 1934. Moscow's glittering new subway is under construction at last. The first line will run through the centre of the city, cutting deep through Moscow soil. But futures cannot be created without digging up the past. Though Russia&apo...

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Moscow, 1934. Construction is well under way for a glittering new subway system in the Russian capital. When completed, it will be the envy of the world. However, to build the future, the authorities must dig up the past. Untold treasures - and da...

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013 HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine Merridale Both beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many c...

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THE TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016'Twice I missed my stop on the Tube reading this book... this is a jewel among histories' David Aaronovitch, The Times'The suberb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-Europea...

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'The superb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year 'Splendid ... a jewel among histories, taking a single episode...

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red w...

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A powerful, groundbreaking narrative of the ordinary Russian soldier's experience of the worst war in history, based on newly revealed sources Of the thirty million who fought in the eastern front of World War II, eight million died, driven forwar...

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Focusing on the development of the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932 and its ultimate assumption of absolute power. This volume examines in detail the political changes in Moscow, including the crisis over collectivization, and the o...

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'Essential reading, not just for those interested in the Eastern Front, but for anyone who wants to understand Russia.' Antony Beevor, Sunday Times They died in their millions, shattered by German shells and tanks, freezing behind the wi...

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'Essential reading, not just for those interested in the Eastern Front, but for anyone who wants to understand Russia.' Antony Beevor, Sunday TimesThey died in their millions, shattered by German shells and tanks, freezing behind the wir...

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The Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, its very name a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood. To this day,...

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One of The Economist 's Best Books of the Year A gripping, meticulously researched account of Lenin's fateful 1917 rail journey from Zurich to Petrograd, where he ignited the Russian Revolution and forever changed the world. In April 1917, as the ...

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Focusing on the development of the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932 and its ultimate assumption of absolute power. This volume examines in detail the political changes in Moscow, including the crisis over collectivization, and the o...

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Focusing on the development of the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932 and its ultimate assumption of absolute power. This volume examines in detail the political changes in Moscow, including the crisis over collectivization, and the o...

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In »Lenins Zug. Die Reise in die Revolution« erzählt die große britische Historikerin Catherine Merridale fulminant die Geschichte der berühmtesten Zugfahrt der Weltgeschichte, an deren Ende das Zarenreich unterging und die Sowjetunion entstand. A...

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Eine packende neue Geschichte Russlands ? über 500 Jahre Herrschaft und Macht im Kreml, von Iwan dem Schrecklichen bis Wladimir PutinDer Kreml ist das imposante Symbol der russischen Nation. Hier wurden die mÿchtigen Zaren gekrönt, hier paradie...

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In »Lenins Zug. Die Reise in die Revolution« erzÿhlt die groÿe britische Historikerin Catherine Merridale fulminant die Geschichte der berühmtesten Zugfahrt der Weltgeschichte, an deren Ende das Zarenreich unterging und die Sowjetunion entsta...

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Eine packende neue Geschichte Russlands - über 500 Jahre Herrschaft und Macht im Kreml, von Iwan dem Schrecklichen bis Wladimir Putin Der Kreml ist das imposante Symbol der russischen Nation. Hier wurden die mächtigen Zaren gekrönt, hier paradiert...

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ÿn 1917, r?zboiul din Europa p?rea s? nu se mai termine vreodat?. Ambele tabere c?utau arme, tactici ?i idei noi pentru a sparge blocajul care distrugea el ÿnsu?i continentul. Un mic grup de oameni din guvernul german a avut o idee genial?: de c...

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»Enastående skildring ... sätter in Putin och hans land i ett rikt och varierat sammanhang.« The Independent »Merridale är historiker till yrket, men hon är skarpsynt som en kriminalare och sinnrik som en romanförfattare.« The Economist » Kreml an...

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En oförglömlig resa i Lenins spår! Upptakten till revolutionen 1917. Lenin befann sig i landsflykt i det neutrala Schweiz när han fick veta att den ryske tsaren blivit avsatt. Han bestämde sig genast för att återvända till sitt hemland. Detta blev...

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"Ivans krig lär bli en klassiker om röda arméns sociala historia." Svenska Dagbladet Enligt beräkning stupade omkring 8,6 miljoner sovjetiska soldater under andra världskriget, nästan en tredjedel av alla som tjänstgjorde i Röda armén - de amerika...

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