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A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution by Anna Reid 9781529326765
RRP: £25.00£16.78A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Chillingly original' Max Hastings'A vivid and sparkling account, full of colour and dark drama' Observer'Brilliantly depicts a disastrous failure' Antony Beevor'Witty and elegant . . . Excellent background to... -
Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
RRP: £9.99£5.46Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The... -
The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' by Orlando Figes
RRP: £10.99£6.56A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Sunday Times * Irish Times * Spectator * Financial Times * Telegraph * Aspects of History 'The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'A magnificent, magisterial thousand year... -
The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky by Simon Shuster 9780008599171
RRP: £22.00£12.00'This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky book we've been waiting for' CATHERINE BELTON 'An elegant... -
Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service
RRP: £16.99£10.13Drawing on a wealth of unexplored material - available for the first time since the collapse of the former Soviet Union - Robert Service's biography of Stalin is the most authoritative yet published. It concentrates not simply on Stalin as dedicated... -
Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland
RRP: £14.99£9.80"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020An unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning... -
The Dissident: Alexey Navalny: Profile of a Political Prisoner by David Herszenhorn 9781538709450
RRP: £25.00£16.38THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival-so despised that the... -
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben MacIntyre
RRP: £10.99£7.77THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An exciting Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians and the ultimate gift for anyone who loves a good spy thriller!'The best true spy story I have ever read' John le... -
Red Notice: A True Story of Corruption, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
RRP: £10.99£7.77'An unburdening, a witness statement and a thriller all at the same time ... electrifying.' The TimesI have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some day. If I'm killed, you will know who did... -
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 9781784871512
RRP: £14.99£10.95'[The Gulag Archipelago] helped to bring down an empire. Its importance can hardly be exaggerated' Doris Lessing, Sunday Telegraph ... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Russia 1917-91: From Lenin to Yeltsin by Robin Bunce
RRP: £10.50£9.62Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor 9781474610162
RRP: £10.99£7.40'A masterpiece of history'DAILY TELEGRAPHBetween 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible... -
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 9781843430858
£7.66 - £10.21The Gulag Archipelago is Solzhenitsyn's masterwork, a vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators and also of heroism, a Stalinist anti-world at the heart of the Soviet Union where the key to... -
The Fall of Yugoslavia by Misha Glenny 9780140261011
RRP: £10.99£7.77Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 Revision Guide by Rob Bircher
£11.51This Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series developed by Sally Waller. Written to match the new AQA specification, this series helps you deepen your historical... -
Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris 9781785769047
RRP: £14.99£10.12Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The... -
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy
RRP: £10.99£7.77THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY'An indispensable guide to the tragic history of a great European nation' Sunday Telegraph'This is present-minded history at its most urgent. Anyone wanting to... -
The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich
RRP: £9.99£7.11'A must read' - Margaret Atwood'It would be hard to find a book that feels more important or original' - Viv Groskop, ObserverExtraordinary stories from Soviet women who fought in the Second World War - from the winner of the Nobel Prize in... -
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
RRP: £10.99£7.41A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller! - What happened that night on Dead Mountain?The mystery of Dead Mountain: In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation... -
Putin's Russia by Anna Politkovskaya
RRP: £12.99£9.09Anna Politkovskaya turns her steely gaze on President Putin and his early regime in this explosive book.From Putin's tyrannical grip on ordinary citizens to rampant corruption in highest ranks of the government, as well as Mafia dealings, scandals in the... -
My Revision Notes: OCR A-level History: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 by Andrew Holland
RRP: £10.50£9.62Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-LevelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2016Target success in OCR A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation... -
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: £14.99£8.94The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty... -
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings
RRP: £30.00£19.53A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous... -
The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick 9781913083403
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083403Author Sheila FitzpatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
A Short History of Russia by Mark Galeotti
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times'An amazing achievement' Peter FrankopanCan anyone truly understand Russia?Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true... -
From Russia with Blood: Putin's Ruthless Killing Campaign and Secret War on the West by Heidi Blake
RRP: £9.99£6.64'A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carre couldn't dream of. If this doesn't scare you, then you're not paying attention.' Oliver Bullough They thought they would be safe in Britain. They were wrong. ... -
Abyss: World on the Brink, The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings
RRP: £10.99£7.25A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous... -
War With Russia: A Menacing Account by General Sir Richard Shirreff
RRP: £10.99£7.78The chilling political thriller dangerously close to becoming reality 'This is key reading. Full of foresight, by General turned prophet.' Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams'Make no mistake: if Russia marches into the Baltics it means nuclear war.' Damian... -
The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Masterly ... a book of resounding importance for appraising our global future as well as understanding our past' Richard Davenport-Hines, The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year'A masterful survey that will set the standard for Cold War... -
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine by Owen Matthews 9780008562786
RRP: £10.99£7.25Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023 *A Telegraph Book of the Year* A Times Best Book of Summer 2023 *Shortlisted for the... -
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin's War Against Ukraine by Owen Matthews
RRP: £25.00£16.83Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023 *A Telegraph Book of the Year* A Times Best Book of Summer 2023 *Shortlisted for the... -
Blood on the Snow: The Russian Revolution 1914-1924 by Robert Service 9781529065824
RRP: £30.00£20.64'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today' - Michael Burleigh, author of The Third Reich'This work of a lifetime presents high-octane, high-politcal drama' - GuardianIn Blood on the Snow, Robert Service... -
Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov
RRP: £10.99£7.77Ukraine's most famous novelist dramatises the conflict raging in his country through the adventures of a mild-mannered beekeeper. "A warm and surprisingly funny book from Ukraine's greatest living novelist" Charlie Connelly, New European Books of the... -
Black Sea: Coasts and Conquests: From Pericles to Putin by Neal Ascherson
RRP: £10.99£7.77Black Sea is a homage to an ocean and its shores, from the earliest times to the present. It explores the culture, history and politics of the volatile region which surrounds the Black Sea. Ascherson recalls the world of Herodotus and Aeschylus; Ovid's... -
The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties by Robert Conquest
RRP: £22.00£16.02Robert Conquest's The Great Terror is the book that revealed the horrors of Stalin's regime to the West. This definitive fiftieth anniversary edition features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.One of the most important books ever written about the Soviet... -
Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine by Mark Galeotti 9781472847553
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics 'The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produced exactly the right book at the right time.' The Times A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably... -
A Woman In Berlin by Anonymous
RRP: £10.99£7.40'This is a devastating book. It is matter-of-fact, makes no attempt to score political points, does not attempt to solicit sympathy for its protagonist and yet is among the most chilling indictments of war I have ever read. Everybody, in particular every... -
Lenin: A Biography by Robert Service
RRP: £16.99£12.18Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on twentieth-century history cannot be underestimated. Robert Service has written a calmly authoritative biography on this seemingly unknowable figure. Making use of recently opened archives, he has been able to... -
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon 9780330515795
RRP: £9.99£6.87'This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon's masterpiece' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud AtlasThe World and All That It Holds is the epic, cross-continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.As the... -
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution - centenary edition with new introduction by Orlando Figes
RRP: £25.00£19.22Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, A People's Tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the Russian Revolution available today.'A modern masterpiece' Andrew MarrOpening with a panorama of Russian society, from the...