Letters From Vladivostock 1894 1930
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Letters From Vladivostock 1894 1930
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Author : Eleanor L. Pray
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2013-12-01
Letters From Vladivostock 1894 1930 written by Eleanor L. Pray and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with History categories.
In 1894, Eleanor L. Pray left her New England home to move with her merchant husband to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Over the next thirty-six years — from the time of Tsar Alexander III to the early years of Stalin’s rule — she wrote more than 2,000 letters chronicling her family life and the tumultuous social and political events she witnessed. Vladivostok, 5,600 miles east of Moscow, was shaped by a rich intersection of Asian cultures, and Pray’s witty and observant writing paints a vivid picture of the city and its denizens during a period of momentous social change. The book offers highlights from Pray’s letters along with illuminating historical and biographical information.
In The Land Of The Romanovs
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Author : Anthony Cross
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2014-04-27
In The Land Of The Romanovs written by Anthony Cross and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-27 with Reference categories.
Over the course of more than three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia, foreign visitors and residents produced a vast corpus of literature conveying their experiences and impressions of the country. The product of years of painstaking research by one of the world’s foremost authorities on Anglo-Russian relations, In the Lands of the Romanovs is the realization of a major bibliographical project that records the details of over 1200 English-language accounts of the Russian Empire. Ranging chronologically from the accession of Mikhail Fedorovich in 1613 to the abdication of Nicholas II in 1917, this is the most comprehensive bibliography of first-hand accounts of Russia ever to be published. Far more than an inventory of accounts by travellers and tourists, Anthony Cross’s ambitious and wide-ranging work includes personal records of residence in or visits to Russia by writers ranging from diplomats to merchants, physicians to clergymen, gardeners to governesses, as well as by participants in the French invasion of 1812 and in the Crimean War of 1854-56. Providing full bibliographical details and concise but informative annotation for each entry, this substantial bibliography will be an invaluable tool for anyone with an interest in contacts between Russia and the West during the centuries of Romanov rule.
The Russian Baltic Fleet In The Time Of War And Revolution 1914 1918
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Author : Stephen C Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2020-04-30
The Russian Baltic Fleet In The Time Of War And Revolution 1914 1918 written by Stephen C Ellis and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with History categories.
The translation of these memoirs brings an important and authoritative historical source to those interested in Russian or naval history who are unable to access them in the original Russian. Their author, Rear Admiral S N Timiryov, was well placed to make observations on the character of many of the significant commanding officers and also many of the operations of the Baltic Fleet from the beginning of the war in 1914 up to exit from it in 1918. He trained with many of the key figures and shared battle experience with them in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 and the siege of Port Arthur; and he spent a year in Japan as a prisoner of war with a number of them. In his subsequent career in the Navy he had roles which brought him into contact with new recruits as well as with many serving officers, and as the Executive Officer on the imperial yacht Shtandart for some years, he came into contact with senior members of the navy establishment and of the government, including the imperial household. His memoirs also exhibit an unusual degree of self-awareness. Written in Shanghai in 1922, these memoirs remained unknown to scholars for several decades. Since their publication in New York in 1961, in the absence of access to authoritative archives, many historians in the West used them as a source for the study of the role of the Navy in the Russian revolution, particularly as it unfolded in the north. They have also been used as a source in numerous studies of the naval war in the Baltic, and following the fall of the Soviet Union they were re-published in Russia and are regarded there as an authoritative source on the history both of the revolution and of the Russian Navy in the First World War. This first English-language edition, complemented by extensive notes and commentary on issues which may not be familiar to many, will fascinate scholars and naval historians alike.
Red Leviathan
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Author : Ryan Tucker Jones
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-05-30
Red Leviathan written by Ryan Tucker Jones and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-30 with Nature categories.
A revealing and authoritative history that shows how Soviet whalers secretly helped nearly destroy endangered whale populations, while also contributing to the scientific understanding necessary for these creatures’ salvation. The Soviet Union killed over six hundred thousand whales in the twentieth century, many of them illegally and secretly. That catch helped bring many whale species to near extinction by the 1970s, and the impacts of this loss of life still ripple through today’s oceans. In this new account, based on formerly secret Soviet archives and interviews with ex-whalers, environmental historian Ryan Tucker Jones offers a complete history of the role the Soviet Union played in the whales’ destruction. As other countries—especially the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Norway—expanded their pursuit of whales to all corners of the globe, Stalin determined that the Soviet Union needed to join the hunt. What followed was a spectacularly prodigious, and often wasteful, destruction of humpback, fin, sei, right, and sperm whales in the Antarctic and the North Pacific, done in knowing violation of the International Whaling Commission’s rules. Cold War intrigue encouraged this destruction, but, as Jones shows, there is a more complex history behind this tragic Soviet experiment. Jones compellingly describes the ultimate scientific irony: today’s cetacean studies benefited from Soviet whaling, as Russian scientists on whaling vessels made key breakthroughs in understanding whale natural history and behavior. And in a final twist, Red Leviathan reveals how the Soviet public began turning against their own country’s whaling industry, working in parallel with Western environmental organizations like Greenpeace to help end industrial whaling—not long before the world’s whales might have disappeared altogether.
Historical Dictionary Of Russian And Soviet Foreign Policy
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Author : Norman E. Saul
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-12-16
Historical Dictionary Of Russian And Soviet Foreign Policy written by Norman E. Saul and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-16 with Political Science categories.
The conduct of the foreign relations of the Russian state in its several contexts—Kiev Rus, Muscovy, Russian Empire, Provisional Government, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and Russian Federation—were unique in its common currents from the beginning to the present. Geography was certainly a key factor, located in the center of the world's largest land mass and surrounded by often hostile forces. “All of the Russias” had to confront the problems of open frontiers and the conduct of relations with a number of adjacent states of different ethnicity, and with many that were more distant. No other nation states had to face such complex and divergent circumstances over their histories. Most other Great Powers were neighbors of similar states in culture and historical background, whereas Russia had to deal with Asian, as well as European countries. The Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy covers the history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important individuals, events, and other aspects of the foreign policy of this important country. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Russian foreign policy.
Uncompromising Activist
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Author : Katherine Reynolds Chaddock
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2017-09-27
Uncompromising Activist written by Katherine Reynolds Chaddock and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Uncompromising Activist is a lively tale that will interest anyone curious about the human elements of the equal rights struggle.
Newsnet
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Author : American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Newsnet written by American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Civilization, Slavic categories.
Karl Lagerfeld
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Author : Alfons Kaiser
language : it
Publisher: ODOYA
Release Date : 2021-07-19
Karl Lagerfeld written by Alfons Kaiser and has been published by ODOYA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-19 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Cosa si nasconde dietro una delle figure più importanti della moda che, nonostante tutto l’amore per la comunicazione, ha mantenuto segreta la propria vita personale? Questa biografia, pubblicata a un anno dalla sua morte, ci avvicina al ragazzo precoce che preferiva disegnare in soffitta piuttosto che giocare con i suoi coetanei, al figlio che nonostante i litigi con i genitori non è mai riuscito ad allontanarsene, all’unico vero rivale di Yves Saint Laurent e infine al compagno di Jacques de Bascher. Karl Lagerfeld è senza dubbio il più grande designer degli ultimi decenni, un mito della moda ma anche un uomo capace di erigersi a brand vivente, quasi una figura di fantasia, un logo di se stesso. Tutto questo grazie al suo aspetto e al suo carattere, a quella treccia bianca e al collo alto, agli sguardi fissi e alle sue opinioni chiare e decise che però non mancavano mai di ironia, ma soprattutto grazie alla diffusione mirata di informazioni. Alfons Kaiser si avvale di numerose fonti precedentemente sconosciute e racconta i diversi momenti della sua vita: giovane outsider nella Germania Settentrionale, genio urbano a Parigi, instancabile disegnatore, fotografo entusiasta, appassionato collezionista di libri e maniaco del lavoro disciplinato. Il libro indaga anche le dubbie fortune della famiglia Lagerfeld, partendo da un dettaglio mai rivelato prima della morte dello stilista e che Kaiser ha scoperto durante le oltre cento interviste realizzate a parenti, amici e colleghi, ovvero che entrambi i genitori erano iscritti al Partito Nazista Tedesco. Che Lagerfeld fosse a conoscenza o meno dei segreti di famiglia è invece una domanda de stinata a rimanere aperta.
Quei Giorni Felici
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Author : Heike Koschyk
language : it
Publisher: Edizioni Piemme
Release Date : 2023-07-31
Quei Giorni Felici written by Heike Koschyk and has been published by Edizioni Piemme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with Fiction categories.
Amburgo, 1902. Il giovane Otto Lagerfeld emigra in Sudamerica per provare a realizzare il suo sogno, diventare un imprenditore di successo. Quando, tornato ad Amburgo per visitare la famiglia, incontra la sorella del suo migliore amico, Theresia, ne rimane incantato, ma decide comunque di ripartire, spinto da un irresistibile istinto per l'avventura e per gli affari. Viaggerà fino a Vladivostok per dedicarsi a un nuovo commercio: la vendita di latte in scatola importato dagli Stati Uniti. Ma lì viene sospettato di spionaggio e chiuso in carcere. Finché un giorno, ritrovatosi in tasca il quadrifoglio che gli aveva regalato Theresia, capisce che l'unico modo per avverare i suoi sogni è tornare dalla sua famiglia scappando da quella prigione. Quei giorni felici è la storia di un bambino che vede nel padre imprenditore un modello di vita. Una storia che ci porta in giro per il mondo e attraversa le pagine più drammatiche del Novecento. Con uno stile di scrittura divertente e fresco, emozionante e vivace, l'autrice ci fa immergere nelle radici del nostro passato. Una saga familiare, un romanzo d'avventura, una storia d'amore. Il ritratto di un'epoca.
The Siberian Saga
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Author : Eva-Maria Stolberg
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 2005
The Siberian Saga written by Eva-Maria Stolberg and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
The immense size and natural resources of Siberia, and its crucial geopolitical position in Eurasian history, assure it a prominent place in the interests and concerns of Russia and the other powers of Northeast Asia and the Pacific Rim. The central issue of Siberian history is: What were the essential social, political and cultural factors which contributed to the emergence of Siberia as a - crossroads of civilizations between Europe and Asia? The book examines the expansion of the Siberian frontier since the sixteenth century by highlighting the role of individuals and state institutions in the colonizing process that made Siberia similar to legendary America's Wild West."