In 1917 revolutionary fervour swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and instigating political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. Arising out of proletariat discontent with the Tsarist autocracy......

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the \"bumbling\" nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev\"s uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev\"s political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics....

This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the \"bumbling\" nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev\"s uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev\"s political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics....

Book Description Famous for her elegantly written and whimsically illustrated children\'s books Millions of Cats, The Funny Thing, Snippy and Snappy, and Tales from Grimm, Wanda Gag (1893-1946) lived a life not unlike that of the characters in the German fairy tales that her grandparents told her as a girl....