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In his head was born brilliant ideas on how to arrange the world. He considered war the greatest evil in the world. He was sure that this evil can be defeated by the power of the word. He was friends with Kings and Generalissimos, with writers and po…

This book is a type of biography of a writer who shares her experience in the fight against alcoholism. In this book you will find the experiences, thoughts and ideas of people suffering from alcohol addiction. For a long time, it was believed that a…

The Third World War, cold, hot, whatever it may be, is won by those who are able to comprehend the First and Second episodes of the great Opposition of the ways of humanity. Would you like to be among the winners? Open this book

Russian Empire, life in full. The first Russian revolution. Great War. The overthrow of the monarchy. October coup. Civil confrontation. The formation of the communist system. World War II. The development of the socialist camp. New time.

The book briefly and deeply describes the oeuvre of Nicholas Roerich, who is extre mely significant to the Russian and world culture but whose significance has not been yet understood in its entirety. Nicholas Roerich was a unique person: he was a gr…

Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) belongs to the galaxy of outstanding figures of Russian and world culture. He was a painter, scientist, traveller, public figure, writer, publicist and philosopher… His versatile talent can be only compared to the titans …

A searing, unflinching and deeply moving account of Marya Hornbacher’s personal experience of living with bipolar disorder.From the age of six, Marya Hornbacher knew that something was terribly wrong with her, manifesting itself in anorexia and bulim…

A brilliantly conceived biography of Joseph Paxton, horticulturist to the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth, architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and one of the greatest unsung heroes of the Victorian AgeIn the nin…

The name of Svetoslav Roerich (1904–1993), the youngest son of Helena and Nicholas Roerich is related to many key events in the spiritual and cultural space of our planet in the 20-th century. He was an artist, fine arts expert, architect, engineer, …

George Roerich (1902–1960) was a prominent Russian scientist, orientalist, linguist and encyclopaedist of the 20th century, a worthy successor to the traditions of Russian Oriental Studies. His books on Tibetan Studies, Indology and Mongolian Studies…

The Argentine folk singer and social activist, Mercedes Sosa, was a world-class performer, whose influence went far beyond the borders of music. Blacklisted as being one the most dangerous people to the regime in Argentina in the 1970s, she became th…

History of Russia from Alexander the First to Vladimir Lenin. The history of money at the same time. See the obverse of the past embodied in the present. Some materials were presented in another author’s book – “The History of almost Everything. Prac…

Cycling around the world? Has anyone done it? Tour diaries from Danny Beer, an Australian guy, who found his passion in exploring the cities by bike and made his dreams come true. His daily adventures are shared on the pages of four different books.…

The generation that matured in the thirties of the last century fell on unprecedented ups and upheavals. All of them passed through the heart of Ivan Nikiforovich Medyanik. New cities are associated with his name: Ozersk in the Urals and Lermontov in…

Cycling around the world? Has anyone done it? Tour diaries from Danny Beer, an Australian guy, who found his passion in exploring the cities by bike and made his dreams come true. His daily adventures are shared on the pages of four different books.…