Книги жанра историческая литература
Это рассказ человека, который провел всю жизнь рядом с Кобой-Сталиным. Он начал писать свои «Записки» революционером и закончил в глубокой старости обломком исчезнувшей великой Атлантиды – страны по имени СССР. В них он пытается объяснить себя тогдашнего, который так легко убивал во имя Революции, и описать своего лучшего друга, законного сына нашей кровавой Революции – Иосифа Сталина. Эти «Записк…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Holocaust, in which 11 million people died, was the largest atrocity of the 20th century and perhaps the hardest to understand. Approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million others including Roma people, Poles, Russian prisoners of war, political prisoners, homosexuals, people of colour, Jehovah's Witnesses, and various other minorities were f…
An ambitious and compelling first novel about a key moment in Irish history.November 1917. With tensions in Ireland, war in Europe and revolution in Russia, Victor Lennon returns to his home village after a long exile. Radicalised by his experiences in the Dublin Lockout and Easter Rising, Victor is a hero to many but a danger to some.Those closest to Victor know his true nature: his father, Pius,…
Afiriki gun jamanaden hakɛ ka ca kosɛbɛ kanko ni sigida-sɔrɔko ani laadalakow siratigɛ la. Afiriki jamanadenw ka kanw bɛ se ka tila kuluba ninnu na: 1) Semitiki-Hamitiki; 2) kanko kulu damadɔ minnu bɛ siraba dɔ minɛ k’a ta Sahara tilebin fɛ ka taa a bila Nili baji kuncɛ la ani minnu tun bɛ jate "Sudan" kulu ye fɔlɔ ; kanko dɔnnikɛlaw ka baara labanw y' a jira ko nin kan ninnu tɛ gɛrɛ ɲɔgɔn na kosɛ…
XIV век – переломное время. Одно из самых мрачных и загадочных столетий не только во французской, но и в европейской истории. Время «авиньонского пленения» пап, Столетней войны, пандемии «Черной смерти», которая унесла жизни трети населения Европы, короткой и кровавой Жакерии и расцвета множества причудливых ересей. Время насилия и беззакония, голода и разорения, безверия и уныния. Но жизнь продол…
Павел Павлович Муратов – выдающийся русский историк, специалист по европейскому и азиатскому искусству, знаток иконописи, литературный и художественный критик, издатель, переводчик и публицист. Он был хранителем в отделе изящных искусств и классических древностей Румянцевского музея, вместе с К.Ф. Некрасовым издавал художественный журнал «София», был активным деятелем в сфере искусства до и после …
Chiwerengero cha anthu a ku Africa kuno ndi osiyana kwambiri m'zinenero, chikhalidwe-chuma ndi chikhalidwe. Zinenero za anthu aku Africa zitha kugawidwa m'magulu otsatirawa: 1) Semitic-Hamitic; 2) magulu angapo a zilankhulo omwe amakhala kumadzulo kwa Sahara mpaka kumapeto kwa mtsinje wa Nile ndipo m'mbuyomu adatchedwa gulu la "Sudanese"; ntchito zaposachedwa za akatswiri a zilankhulo zakhazikitsa…
Yawan al'ummar nahiyar Afirka na da banbanci sosai ta fuskar harshe da zamantakewa da tattalin arziki da al'adu. Harsunan al'ummar Afirka za a iya raba su zuwa manyan ƙungiyoyi masu zuwa: 1) Semitic-Hamitic; 2) ƙungiyoyin harsuna da dama da suka mamaye wani yanki daga yammacin Sahara zuwa mashigin ruwan Nilu kuma a baya an lasafta su a matsayin ƙungiyar "Sudan"; Sabbin ayyukan masana harshe sun ta…
Иван Ульянович Басаргин (1930–1976), замечательный сибирский самобытный писатель, несмотря на недолгую жизнь, успел оставить заметный след в отечественной литературе. Уже его первое крупное произведение – роман «Дикие пчелы» – стало событием в советской литературной среде. Прежде всего потому, что автор обратился не к реалиям социалистической действительности, а к подлинной истории освоения и засе…
A book to put the Midlands back on the map.Everyone knows what they think of the North and South of England – the clichés abound. But what about that big, anonymous stretch of land in between: the Midlands? Despite being home to around a third of the English population, it’s a region that seems to have neither purpose nor identity. In this humorous exploration, the author – a Midlander exiled in L…
1945. Finally, peace has been declared. Cathie hardly dares believe that Alex, the fiancé she has not seen for nearly two years, is coming home. And, finally, life can begin again for Cathie and the orphaned baby in her care.But the Alex who returns is not the kind, loving man Cathie remembers. He’s cold, selfish, sometimes even frightening. So Cathie has a choice: stand by him, and try to contain…
The classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac’s private cold war, featuring the same anonymous narrator and milieu of The IPCRESS File.The fourth of Deighton’s novels to be narrated by the unnamed employee of WOOC(P) is the thrilling story of an anti-communist espionage network owned by a Texan billionaire, General Midwinter, run from a vast computer complex known as the Br…
A brand new series from the bestselling author of A Christmas Promise. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn.For the ordinary people of Empire Street, life will never be the same again.Kitty Fisher has plenty on her plate to keep her busy. Since her mother died when she was just a child, she’s cooked, cleaned and scraped to make ends meet for her drunken father and her headstrong brothers.Rita Kennedy, …
In one of the most explosive and hotly debated books of the past year, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne presents a reactionary and playful look at the origins, evolution and demise of the aristocracy and what we can expect to replace them.Every country has the aristocracy it deserves; so what does it say about Britain that it is in the process of removing the last vestiges of political power from one of t…
What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history?If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain’s past.He refines British history into…