For two decades, "Liki Rossii," an information and publishing company, has published many books and photographic albums on topics ranging from the history of Russia to Saint Petersburg and the Romanov...
Putin's New Russia is the true story about Russia under Vladimir Putin emerging from its Soviet past and from Gorbachev's perestroika that threw the country into a criminal anarchy in the 1990s.
St Petersburg: Heritage at Risk is the fourth joint report by MAPS and SAVE Europe's Heritage and is dedicated to one of the world's most beautiful cities. The report outlines the threats to St Petersburg's...
History of Saint Petersburg in Plans and Maps, 1901-2000.
This unique cartography publication contains high-quality map and plan reproductions from scaled down to maximum 30% of their actual dimensions...
This book is intended as learning material for the basic course in Finnish. The title, "Tilanteesta toiseen" means 'From one situation to another'. You may find it useful to start by reading the Introduction,...
The pages of the Russian history: manual on the scientific style for the foreign humanitarians.
The present manual serves the interests of historians, lawyers, politicians, scientists etc., who master...
Проект посвящен актуальным проблемам социально-экономического развития Японии в начале второго десятилетия XXI в. В сборнике рассмотрены вопросы нехватки трудовых ресурсов и потребности в более гибкой...
We are similar, but we are different: Russian Reader for foreign students (advanced level).
The main topic of the present book is Russian culture and Russian mentality. The authors consider
the most...
This is the first volume of the series entitled "Physics at the Turn of the Millennium". This book contains three chapters. The first chapter deals with the fundamentals of a new interdisciplinary scientific...
Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire for almost two hundred years and the embodiment of the pride and glory of the Russian state, was founded on 27 May 1703. The city became the symbol of...
The radical Russian philosopher, politician, utopian novelist and social scientist Aleksandr Bogdanov (1873-1928) is a controversial figure: for some, the "rival of Lenin" and founder of an alternative...
The 2nd edition of The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs describes the application of traditional Chinese medical theory to the diagnosis and treatment...
The history of the emergence of any standard and therefore at least initially somewhat artificial language is complex, but that of Russian is perhaps exceptionally so, with argument simmering for many...
The Berlitz Kids Italian Picture Dictionary makes foreign language learning lively and fun for children up to age nine. In this book, you and your child will find wonderful characters in hilarious situations...
There are five former Imperial country residences, five world-famous palace-and-park complexes around St Petersburg, which greatly add to the glory of the northern capital of Russia. This art book containing...
As the European Union struggles to agree a common line and to establish mutual understanding in its dealings with Russia, the story about how bilateral relations work between Russia and two European countries...
The presented course consists of 12 lessons (scenes). Each subsequent lesson is based on the material given in the preceding one. A lesson includes a dialogue covering one of the most common everyday life...
Dining with Marshal Mannerheim is a vivid and delicious journey through history and the world of international cuisine in the company of an extraordinary Finn. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951) has...
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The video consists of 7 episodes (The Foundation and the History of the City, The Kremlin, The Museums, Architecture of Moscow, A Weekend in Moscow, Business Moscow, Education in Moscow).
The...
For almost a century the 'Baltic question' has been an integral issue of both Northern European and global international relations. The standing of three small nations has tested the relationships between...
Второй выпуск серии трудов факультета истории "Европейского университета" в Санкт-Петербурге содержит статьи по проблемам политической, экономической, военной, церковной истории России XIX-XX вв., по историографии...
Hundreds of military coups have been carried out on various continents since the beginning of the 20th century. Quite a few more have failed. Even in those countries with stable political systems but at...
The first volume in the series is packed with detailed information on Russia's nuclear arsenal. Chapters highlight all elements: from design to production, deployment to storage. All relevant systems related...
"Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", commonly known as "Fanny Hill", has been shrouded in mystery and controversy since John Cleland completed it in 1749. The Bishop of London called the work 'an open insult...
Le Musee de l'Ermitage eut une longue histoire. Tout d'abord, il renfermait une collection de palais appartenant a la famille imperiale; aujourd'hui c'est un des plus riches musees du monde dont les tresors...
Firma Melodiya presents an anniversary release dedicated to the 90th birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich. The musician of genius played a colossal part in the history of music art of this country and the...
Firma Melodiya presents an album dedicated to the anniversaries of two great figures of Russian culture of the 20th century - Sergei Yesenin (1895-1925) and Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998).
Georgy Firtich (b. 1938) is one of the most original and versatile contemporary composers of Saint Petersburg. A graduate of the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, where he studied under the...
Georgy Firtich (b. 1938) is one of the most original and versatile contemporary composers of Saint Petersburg. A graduate of the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, where he studied under the...
The gypsies are traditional Russians whose lifestyle and songs with dances have always been a sign of freedom. Freedom, wild lifestyle, love - and much more appears in the best gipsy songs in both Russian...
The contents of this disc gives a vivid image of the history, music and ethnography of the Cossacks of Russia. You will hear both bylinas (Russian epics) and prayers, and spiritual verses. Historic and...
The "Skripunell" idea originated long ago. My close friend, now a brilliant conductor working in England, Turkey, Russia and many other countries asked me to compose a music piece for his little daughters...
The monograph is the first fundamental comprehensive study of the phenomenon of piano transcriptions in the domestic musicology, which is represented in the broader context of related phenomena of music...
