Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture…
Wybór znakomitych reportaży poświęconych bohaterom czechosłowackiego życia codziennego, znanym i popularnym postaciom z pierwszych stron gazet, uwikłanym w czasy, w jakich przyszło im żyć.
"Bukareszt (...) jest jak wrzątek albo kipiel, wzburzony i zmętniały. (...) Atrybuty miasta: czarne kłęby przewodów na słupach jak gniazda porzucone przez ptaki, atmosfera rozkopania i prowizorki obok…
Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed 50,000 casualties—and the youth and humanity of many tens of thousands more. Creating controversy and…
From an award-winning Russian journalist, a brisk, clearly written history of Ukraine—from its emergence as a post-Soviet oligarchic state to a progressive country with increasing economic, cultural, …
