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Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs, each controlling three or four smaller AOIs equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. This title reveals how some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War 1.

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Professor Avrich records the history of the anarchist movement from its Russian origins in the 19th century, with a full discussion of Bakunin and Kropotkin, to its upsurge in the 1905 and 1917 Social Democratic Revolutions, and its decline and fall after the Bolshevik Revolution. While analyzing the role of the anarchists in these fateful years, h

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This study provides a broad and interdisciplinary examination of Russian culture and Western perceptions of the country. Drawing from psychology, anthropology, law, and literary criticism, the author traces the roots of Russian authoritarianism, collectivism, and nationalism in the country's history of religion, agricultural communes, and serfdom.

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This study provides a broad and interdisciplinary examination of Russian culture and Western perceptions of the country. Drawing from psychology, anthropology, law, and literary criticism, the author traces the roots of Russian authoritarianism, collectivism, and nationalism in the countrys history of religion, agricultural communes, and serfdom.

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The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan's rise as a major power on the world stage. This title presents first-hand accounts and artwork to explain and illustrate this historically significant duel.

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For one brief period Russia had a democratic government, lasting only eight months from February to October, 1917. Students of Russian history, East European politics, revolution, or military affairs will welcome this important book.

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"An exploration of Russia's modern history focused on the particular and peculiar ways in which the sensory has translated into Russian culture and society"--

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"An exploration of Russia's modern history focused on the particular and peculiar ways in which the sensory has translated into Russian culture and society"--

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Perhaps because many Sovietologists neglected its status as an empire, most Americans were taken completely by surprise when the USSR began its precipitous collapse under Mikhail Gorbachev.

This book subjects the Soviet Union as an empire to systematic scrutiny, using tools and methods at the disposal of modern political science.

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The book is also recommended for undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian and Soviet history and the study of empires.

This book subjects the Soviet Union as an empire to systematic scrutiny, using tools and methods at the disposal of modern political science.

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"Analyses Russian Orthodox perspectives on the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, focusing on the writings of the Russian priest Nikolai of Japan"--

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Featuring rare photographs, and detailed colour plates of uniforms, insignia and equipment, this book explores the Putin regime's shadowy special-forces apparatus, active in an array of counter-terrorist and counter-mafia wars since 1991.

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With appeal to historians of World War I and the development of 20th-century warfare, this absorbing study casts new light on the fighting men of the Russo-Japanese War - a conflict that heralded revolution in Russia, and the arrival of Japan on the global military stage.

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This study examines Russian politics in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras using sociologist Robert Mertons middle-range theory. It analyzes ideology, decision making, political culture, public opinion, and democratization and offers an innovative approach to the study of Russian politics in the twenty-first century.

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