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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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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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