Soviet Society

Moscow, 1991. The Soviet Union is collapsing. But some secrets refuse to die. KGB Colonel Ivan Kuznetsov has spent thirty years filing reports, following orders, and looking the other way. When he's assigned to investigate a decades-old blackmail operation run from a historic brothel, he tells himself it's just another case. Then he finds the Romanov cigarette case. The artifact connects a conspiracy that reaches back to before the Revolution—a system of kompromat that has controlled Moscow's elite for generations. The deeper Ivan digs, the more he realizes the operation never ended. It ...

This interdisciplinary study offers a comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, this book explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world. While the future is yet to be determined, understanding the present phase of transformation is critical.

From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures...

Experience an immersive narrative history of survival, empire, and cultural triumph across ten centuries. Perfect for transforming a long commute into an epic journey, this evocative timeline bypasses dry dates to reveal the beating heart of a complex civilization. Walk alongside the resilient...