In 1894, Eleanor L. Pray left her New England home to move with her merchant husband to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Over the next thirty-six years ― from the time of Tsar Alexander III to the early years of Stalin’s rule ― she wrote more tha..
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...Government, I had an opportunity of studying the methods of Kolehak and his Cabinet. Kolehak, admittedly a m..
Pray left her New England home to move with her merchant husband to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Over the next thirty-six years � from the time of Tsar Alexander III to the early years of Stalin�s rule � she wrote more than 2,0..
Dans un local poisseux où ne parviennent que des lambeaux de conversations et des effluves de diesel et de cigarette, Thomas Rawicz est enchaîné à un radiateur face à un Chinois convaincu d’avoir mis la main sur le coupable qu’il traque depuis plu..
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An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinar..
Christian Wolmar passionately recounts the improbable origins of the Trans-Siberian railroad, the vital artery for Russian expansion that spans almost 6,000 miles and seven time zones from Moscow to Vladivostok. The world's longest train route took a decad..