Russian Politics

Томас Карлейль - британский писатель, публицист, историк и философ.

В основу текста "Ecce homo" легло небольшое самоописание, созданное в течение двух недель осени 1888 г., когда Ницше, как он написал в письме, "выполнил неимоверно трудную задачу - рассказать самого себя, свои книги, свои взгляды... свою жизнь".

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.

"Размышления" (называемые также "К самому себе" или "Наедине с собой"), написанные Марком Аврелием по-гречески и найденные после его смерти в походном шатре (впервые изданы в 12 книгах в 1558 г. с параллельным латинским переводом), в кратких афористических высказываниях формулируют стоические воззрения императора-философа.

Книга "Полковник Особого отдела. Архивы памяти" - это первое художественное произведение Рустама Неврединова и Олеси Борисовой о военных контрразведчиках. Суть данной профессии один из героев книги полковник Леднёв выразил так - "беречь безопасность Родины".

"Рождение трагедии, или Эллинство и пессимизм"—эстетический трактат, в котором Фридрих Ницше изложил свой взгляд на дуалистические истоки искусства.

This DIA report examines a resurgent Russia’s military power to foster a deeper understanding of its core capabilities, goals, and aspirations in the 21st century. The resurgence of Russia on the world stage - the Crimean Peninsula, destabilizing Eastern Ukraine, intervening on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and shaping the information environment to suit its interests - poses a major challenge to the United States. Moscow will continue to aggressively pursue its foreign policy and security objectives by employing the full spectrum of the state’s capabilities.

"The Mueller Report" is the official report documenting the findings and conclusions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the US presidential election of 2016, allegations of conspiracy between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, and allegations of obstruction of justice. It was submitted to Attorney General William Barr on March 22, 2019, and a redacted version was publicly released by the Department of Justice on April 18, 2019.

The tenth volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) included stories about the prominent figures who played a significant role in Russian history.

"Zhizn' zamechatel'nyh ljudej" - serija biograficheskih i hudozhestvenno-biograficheskih knig, vypuskavshihsja v 1890 - 1924 godah izdatel'stvom F.F.Pavlenkova. "Zhizn' zamechatel'nyh ljudej" - pervoe v Rossii universal'noe sobranie biografij vydajushhihsja: artistov, muzykantov, hudozhnikov, pisatelej, polkovodcev i politicheskih dejatelej, uchenyh i filosofov raznyh jepoh i stran, napisannyh po istoricheskim i literaturnym istochnikam. Rekomendovano dlja shirokoj chitatel'skoj auditorii.

Kniga odnogo iz talantlivejshih potov Serebryanogo veka Mihaila Kuzmina - zahvatyvayuschee povestvovanie o zhizni i priklyucheniyah grafa Kaliostro - samoj tainstvennoj i neodnoznachnoj lichnosti XVIII veka. Eta biografiya dolzhna byla stat' chast'yu zadumannoj, no ne osuschestvlennoj avtorom serii zanimatel'nyh zhizneopisanij “Novyj Plutarh”.

Ivan IV the Terrible was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547, then Tsar of All Russia until his death in 1584. He transformed Russia from a medieval state into an empire, though at immense cost to its people, and its broader, long-term economy. He was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental instability that increased with his age. In one such outburst, he killed his son and heir Ivan Ivanovich, which left his younger son, pious but politically ineffectual, to inherit the throne.

Стальное горло — захватывающий рассказ знаменитого русского писателя, драматурга и театрального деятеля Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова (1891–1940). К деревенскому доктору привозят трехлетнюю девочку с запущенной стадией дифтерии. Ее мать целых пять дней откладывала визит к врачу, аж до тех пор, пока малышка не начала задыхаться. Ей необходима срочная операция на горле, иначе она умрет... Другими известными произведениями Михаила Булгакова являются "Чаша жизни", "Шансон д'Этэ", "Зойкина квартира", "Бенефис лорда Керзона", "Под стеклянным небом", "Сорок сороков", "Москва краснокаменная", "Кабала святош", "Я убил", "Похождения Чичикова".

Бандитский Петербург — это самая полная криминальная история Северной столицы с момента ее основания до настоящего времени. "...в каком-то смысле книга Бандитский Петербург для меня — это бесконечная литературно-исследовательская каторга, отбывая которую с каждым годом все труднее находить в себе силы продолжать работу... И все-таки, как мне кажется, тема "Бандитского Петербурга", будучи сейчас не столь "спекулятивно-актуальной", как это было в девяностые годы прошлого столетия, по-прежнему остается интересной... Истории многих героев не завершены, а значит — не дорассказаны. Так что книга все еще не закончена". Андрей Константинов.

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Elizabeth Petrovna was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. She led the country during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) and the Seven Years' War (1756-63), left her mark on the service of nobility, the establishment of the Univeresidy of Moscow and the Imperial Academy of Arts; she remains one of the most popular Russian monarchs due to her strong opposition to Prussian policies and her decision not to execute a single person during her reign.

Tsar Nicholas I was the younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. He "came to represent autocracy personified: infinitely majestic, determined and powerful, hard as stone, and relentless as fate". He inherited his brother's throne despite a revolt against him, and went on to become the most reactionary of all Russian leaders, leading an agressive policy involving many expensive wars. Discover the life and struggles of this influential ruler through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Alexander III was Emperor of Russia from 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly conservative and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. He was a pacifist, focused on the protection of his people; mostly seen as lacking refinement and elegance, he rather relished the idea of being of the same rough texture as some of his subjects. Discover the life and struggles of this influential ruler through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Alexander II was Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is remembered as Alexander the Liberator, as he led the emancipation of Russia's serfs; during his reign, he kept seeking peace, although the context of the surrounding countries was proving more and more difficult. Although he went down in history as a reformer, his actions were too little too late for the revolutionaries of late imperial Russia, who managed to assassinate him in 1881.

Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire, leading a cultural revolution based on the Enlightenment, modernizing and rationalizing the Russian social and political system. "All his qualities, indeed, were on a colossal scale. His rage was cyclonic: his hatred rarely stopped short of extermination. His banquets were orgies, his pastimes convulsions. He lived and he loved like one of the giants of old." Discover the life and struggles of one of the most influential rulers through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.