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Pub. Date
[1917]
Language
English
Description
During Russia's 1917 February Revolution, the czar abdicated and the monarchy was effectively dissolved. A provisional government was put into place. However, during the October Revolution (1917), the Bolsheviks, under Lenin's leadership, overthrew the provisional government and seized control of Russia. (This act is also known as the November Revolution, due to the discrepancy between Russia's Julian calendar and the newer Gregorian calendar). For...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Anne Sebba's moving biography of Ethel Rosenberg, the wife and mother whose execution for espionage-related crimes defined the Cold War and horrified the world. In June 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a couple with two young sons, were led separately from their prison cells on Death Row and electrocuted moments apart. Both had been convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union, despite the fact...
Author
Series
Bruno Courreges mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"After attending an exhibit on the facial reconstruction of ancient skulls, Bruno wonders if this technology might provide an invaluable clue to a 30-year-old cold case. But learning the identity of the murder victim is only the beginning. The investigation quickly turns thorny and leads Bruno to a reclusive vintner, Henri Bazaine, whose education at a vocational school in a formerly communist region has raised a red flag. An inquiry into the defunct...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Of the great political philosophers, few have had as profound and enduring an impact as Karl Marx. In this graphic biography by the creative super-team that brought us Freud, Maier and Simon provide a beautifully witty introduction to the works, actions and philosophy of this great polymathic thinker, a man whose canon of work remains just as relevant today"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carre, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then a pawn...
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