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The Forgotten Empress
by Ellen Alpsten
‘So, you are writing another novel about Catherine the Great?’ Err – no! …
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The Romanov Family’s Final Moments
by Helen Rappaport
For the Romanov family at the Ipatiev House, Tuesday, 16 July, in Ekaterinburg…
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Helen Rappaport: Caught up in the History of the Russian Revolution
by Helen Rappaport It began many years ago – around twenty, if I recall correctly, when…
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After Yeltsin: A Historic Change in Russian Attitudes toward Americans
By Lisa Dickey The first time I traveled across Russia, in the fall of 1995, most…
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Felix Yusupov and the Murder of Rasputin
by Douglas Smith The Yusupov household was staunchly anti-Rasputin. Felix Yusupov’s father could not bear even…
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Guy Burgess: The Life of a Cold War Double Agent
by Andrew Lownie
When Harold Macmillan, now the Prime Minister, visited the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev…
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Jews Under Russian Rule
by Vanora Bennett Jews Under Russian Rule One of the things that struck me most about…
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Russian History
The Spirits of Iwo Jima
by P. T. Deutermann
Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America
by Jack Kelly
In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws
by Tom Clavin
This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves
by Tom Clavin
With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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High Noon in Coffeyville
by Tom Clavin
The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of…
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