Soviet Historical Fiction

Against the background of a deadly undercover war between the Gestapo and Soviet agents during the collapse of the Third Reich, The Expendable Spy is the hair-raising novel of an audacious American who discovers a secret so big and so appalling that his own intelligence office orders his execution.

November, 1943. Weary of his deskbound status in the Royal Navy, intelligence officer Ian Fleming spends his spare time spinning stories in his head that are much more exciting than his own life - until the critical Tehran Conference, when Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin meet to finalize the D-Day invasion.

Auf dem Land werden die Christwochen-Aufführungen gezeigt, doch der Mutter sind diese Spiele verhasst. Aber die Tante, die auf dem Land aufgewachsen ist, liebt diese Aufführungen und nimmt den Protagonisten heimlich mit ... Christian Rode liest einen Auszug aus Sergei Aksakows Familienchronik.

Most books about the Soviet Union focus on politics, food shortages, or lack of democratic freedoms. This collection of stories portrays everyday experiences of a young girl growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1970s. Childhood can be a magical and innocent time, oblivious to political regimes and problems. And that's what these 12 stories strive to convey.

Рассказы о детях. Воровство - это, несомненно, преступление. Но в редких случаях такое преступление может неожиданно вернуть ребёнку давно забытую любовь папы и мамы.

Historians know that great wars hinge not just on grand strategies, but also on small decisions—moments of hesitation, chances not taken. With Britain now out of the fight, the world stands at a precipice, and Germany’s full strength is unleashed upon an unsuspecting Soviet Union. Stalin, blind to the threat, refuses to see the warnings of impending doom. As millions of German troops surge across the border, the very fate of nations hangs in the balance.