Monthly Archives: September 2011

Martin Sixsmith is a BBC journalist who has a long involvement with Russia both as a student and subsequently as a correspondent. His book is certainly a good categorical history of Russia, ranging over the almost legendary Kievan Rus to … Continue reading →

This book is the story of the end of the Cold War starting from approximately the last days of Brezhnev in the Soviet Union up to the fall of Gorbachev in 1991. It provides the reader with useful insights into … Continue reading →