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The Forgotten Empress
by Ellen Alpsten
WCAG Heading ‘So, you are writing another novel about Catherine the Great?’ Err…
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The Romanov Family’s Final Moments
by Helen Rappaport
WCAG Heading For the Romanov family at the Ipatiev House, Tuesday, 16 July, in…
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Helen Rappaport: Caught up in the History of the Russian Revolution
WCAG Headingby Helen Rappaport It began many years ago – around twenty, if I recall correctly,…
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After Yeltsin: A Historic Change in Russian Attitudes toward Americans
WCAG HeadingBy Lisa Dickey The first time I traveled across Russia, in the fall of 1995,…
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Felix Yusupov and the Murder of Rasputin
WCAG Headingby Douglas Smith The Yusupov household was staunchly anti-Rasputin. Felix Yusupov’s father could not bear…
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Guy Burgess: The Life of a Cold War Double Agent
by Andrew Lownie
WCAG Heading When Harold Macmillan, now the Prime Minister, visited the Soviet leader Nikita…
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Jews Under Russian Rule
Wcag Heading by Vanora Bennett Wcag Heading Jews Under Russian Rule One of the things that…
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Russian History
Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War
by Jack Kelly
In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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Three New History Books to Read This January
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz
by Anne Sebba
An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …
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Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman
by Tim Queeney
In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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Featured Excerpt: Gemini
by Jeffrey Kluger
Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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