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Book Review: Brief Lives: Leo Tolstoy by Anthony Briggs
Leo Tolstoy biography provides more context and analysis of writer's life and work than its size might suggest.
Read More »Eisenhower’s Open Skies Over Haiti, the START Treaty and Beyond
Open Skies is resilient enough that it may just accomplish all its goals.
Read More »Book Review: Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace by Dominic Lieven
A magisterial work of non-fiction presenting the true story of the Napoleon's attempt to conquer Russia.
Read More »Obama on a Foreign Policy Roll
The president's realpolitik is a breath of fresh air.
Read More »Book Review: Sashenka by Simon Montefiore
Historian's skills and experience are suffused through a novel dealing with three tumultuous periods in Russian history.
Read More »Book Review: The Magical Chorus – A History Of Russian Culture From Tolstoy To Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov
Fascinating story of Russian culture during the 20th century.
Read More »Book Review: Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia edited by Mikhail Iossel and Jeff Parker
Collection of post-Soviet Russian fiction reflects life in a new Russia and the influence of Russian literary heritage.
Read More »Book Review: The Dancer from Khiva by Bibish
One woman's remarkable journey from a Muslim village in Uzbekistan into the heart of Russia.
Read More »Music Review: Billy Joel – Kohuept
Billy Joel: Chapter 13.
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