The author traces the Queen Mother’s formative years, her family life in the palace environment, her growing adoration and ascension to the British throne, how she arranged aid to Stalingrad and was ultimately named an honorary citizen of that city, and other little-known details from the life of the Queen and her circle.

With a foreword by Yuri Fokin, Russia’s ambassador to the UK in the period 1997–2000, who was personally acquainted with the Queen Mother, the book will undoubtedly ap...

The origins of the modern world and traces the chronologies and histories of peoples and countries. The main centers of influence and forces that shape the world in which we live...

Marietta Chudakova’s biography of Bulgakov was first published in 1988 and remains the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the writer’s life ever produced. It has received acclaim for the journalistic style in which it is written: the author draws on unpublished manuscripts and early drafts of Bulgakov’s novels to bring the writer to life. She also explores archive documents and memoirs written by some of Bulgakov’s contemporaries so as to construct a comprehensive and nuanc...

In his book Lenin: How to Become a Leader, Vladlen Loginov, one of Russia’s leading authorities on Vladimir Lenin, discusses the revolutionary leader’s early years, his family, his political awakening and subsequent activities.

He reveals the beginnings of the creator of the world’s first socialist country, as well as the source of the future statesman’s incredible willpower, his ability to influence people, his drive to succeed and his leadership qualities. All of these, the book dem...

Alles in haar leven, nog voor haar geboorte, begon met de beslissing van haar ouders. Nog voordat zij hun gezinsleven thuis, in Holland, konden opbouwen, zijn ze in 1922 vertrokken om een nieuw land op te bouwen. Een land dat in die periode nog niet hersteld was van een revolutie en een burgeroorlog, het verlies van naasten, van honger en ziekte. Een land waar fabrieken en bedrijven verwoest waren en waar bijna geen technici meer waren om de productie weer op gang te brengen. Marcella’s oud...