Russian Politics

On May 14-15, 1905, in the Tsushima Straits near Japan, an entire Russian fleet was annihilated, its ships sunk, scattered, or captured by the Japanese. In the deciding battle of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese lost only three destroyers but the Russians lost twenty-two ships and thousands of sailors. It was the first modern naval battle, employing all the new technology of destruction.

Russian meddling: These are two words that just about everyone has come to know very well in the last few years. Only a fool - or someone with an agenda of a sinister kind - would deny that such meddling occurred. But how many know that, for decades, the Russians secretly used the UFO phenomenon as a means to try and destabilize the West?

What do ordinary Russians think of Putin? Who are his supporters? And why might their support now be faltering? Alive with the voices and experiences of ordinary Russians and elites alike, Sam Greene and Graeme Robertson craft a compellingly original account of contemporary Russian politics.

Global business leader Mathias Döpfner offers a “compelling” (Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs columnist for Financial Times) and revolutionary road map to reshape global trade, strengthen our democracy, and safeguard our freedoms. Freedom is on the decline around the world. Autocrats...

In The Russian, New Mexico State Trooper Enrique (Ricky) Basurto joins other local, state, and federal agents in the Multi-Agency Human and Controlled Substance Interdiction Task Force. Focused along the desolate NM Hwy. 9 from Columbus to Animas, Ricky and his colleagues face the dangers of the powerful cartels, their heavily armed militias, the Russian Mafia, and the innocent men, women, and children who are their victims.

Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism. In today’s political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist—or democratic socialist—policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a...

Спецслужбы - разведка и контрразведка - как особый институт государства, призванный обеспечивать его безопасность, сформировались относительно недавно. Произошло это в начале XX века - в тот момент, когда они стали полноправной частью государственного аппарата.

The question of how Donald Trump won the 2016 election looms over his presidency. Drawing on path-breaking work in which she and her colleagues isolated significant communication effects in the 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns, the eminent political communication scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson marshals the troll posts, unique polling data, analyses of how the press used the hacked content, and a synthesis of half a century of media effects research to argue that, although not certain, it is probable that the Russians helped elect the 45th president of the United States.

After narrowly avoiding a firing squad when he was just twenty-eight years old, Dostoevsky never took things lightly. His great novels burst upon the European literary scene like a succession of thunderbolts. His understanding of the darker and more extreme recesses of the human mind cast a forceful light into these areas of experience. The raw psychology and passionate involvement of his books galvanized writers and thinkers as disparate as Nietzsche and Kafka.

Как погрузиться в книгу, не читая ее полностью? Для этого существует саммари – краткое изложение основных идей книги. Оно содержит все ключевые мысли, которые автор хотел донести до читателя, и в то же время сохраняет атмосферу и дух оригинального текста. Мы пересказали книгу понятным языком, оставили все важные и полезные тезисы, чтобы вы могли эффективно использовать свое время и познакомиться с бестселлерами литературы быстро и приятно. Данный текст представляет собой краткое изложение книги Гэри Чепмена Новая земля. Пробуждение к своей жизненной цели. Книга Новая земля.

Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies - and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putin's Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy.

Самым известным произведением Никколо Макиавелли стал трактат "Государь", первоначально издававшийся в России под названиями "Князь" и "Правитель". Макиавелли создал учение о последовательно светском государстве, свободном от церковной морали.

"Критика чистого разума" – книга, которую каждая эпоха заново оценивает и по-своему переосмысливает. Книга, которая остается актуальной вот уже более двух столетий. Книга, которую изучали и пытались интерпретировать абсолютно все значительные философы, творившие после Канта, и которая по сей день занимает умы ученых и писателей, моралистов и политиков. Это opus magnum Канта, он обдумывал этот труд десять лет – а написал за несколько месяцев.

Russian troops are preparing to cross the border into Belarus, threatening its independence. The only thing facing them are an armed partisan group, but they are poorly trained and will be no match for the Russians. The British government wants an independent Belarus as a buffer against Russian expansion - so Shepherd is despatched with a crack SAS team to help the partisans.

Волшебную страну и ее столицу Изумрудный город населяли племена маленьких людей - Жевунов, Мигунов, Болтунов, у которых была очень хорошая память на все, чему они удивлялись.

From learning about Lenin and the Red Army to discovering how and why Stalin rose to power and his eventual leadership during World War II and beyond, this book provides an essential look at one of the most important periods in Russian history. Listeners will be enthralled by this fascinating tale that delves into every aspect of Russia's struggles and successes.

A nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics, and identity. This extraordinary intertwining of church and military is nowhere more visible than in the nuclear weapons community, where the priesthood has penetrated all levels of command and the Church has positioned itself as a guardian of the state's nuclear potential.

В этот сборник вошли все дошедшие до наших дней произведения, вышедшие из-под пера Марка Аврелия Антонина. Это хрестоматийные "Наедине с собой. Размышления", три произнесенные им речи, отдельные изречения императора-философа и описания ярких эпизодов его жизни а также эдикт об отношении к христианам. Творчество императора, исповедовавшего стоицизм, привлекает современных читателей гуманистическими взглядами, мудрыми рассуждениями и на удивление актуальными моральными рекомендациями. 1. Наедине с собой. Размышления. 2. Речи Марка Аврелия.

Decrees were legislative acts of the highest Soviet institutions, primarily of the Council of People's Commissars (the highest executive body — Sovnarkom) and of VTsIK (the highest legislative body between sessions of the Congress of Soviets). The Bolshevik Initial Decrees were announced as soon as the Bolsheviks declared their success in the October Revolution (October 26, 1917). The Decrees seemed to conform to the popular Bolshevik slogan "Peace, Land and Bread". The slogan succinctly articulated the grievances of the Russian peasantry, armed forces and proletariat.

Все мы, так или иначе, находимся во власти обстоятельств. Желания не исполняются, мечты не сбываются, зато худшие ожидания, как назло, оправдываются. Неужели нельзя наоборот? Оказывается, можно.