Sunday, September 28, 2025

Retribution: A Former US Marine's Harrowing Journey from Wrongful Imprisonment in Russia to the Front Lines of the Ukrainian War by Trevor Reed and Jim DeFelice

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Trevor Reed's "Retribution" is a fascinating look at the life of a young American Marine who found himself in a situation few ...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Volga Blues: A Journey into the Heart of Russia by Marzio G. Mian

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 "Volga Blues" offers readers a surprisingly poignant trek along the Volga River interspersed with interviews with locals and vari...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

World Enemy No. 1: Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews by Jochen Hellbeck

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Jochen Hellbeck's first major foray into the Second World War was his book on Stalingrad. "World Enemy No. 1" marks a more def...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy by Julia Ioffe

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Julia Ioffe is a well-known journalist originally from the former Soviet Union and who has spent years reporting on Russia, including living...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa, June - July 1941 by Richard Hargreaves

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Richard Hargreaves is not new to the Second World War or the Eastern Front as this is his fourth monograph on this period of history. As som...
Friday, February 28, 2025

While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East by Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot

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It's been over a year now since the events of October 7, 2023, and books are finally starting to come out about the events that happened...
Friday, February 21, 2025

My Russia by Jill Dougherty

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 Jill Dougherty's 'My Russia' is part memoir, and part dive into episodes of Russian and Soviet history and current events. It...
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