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Tunnel 29

The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

par Helena Merriman ...

Lu par Helena Merriman ...

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9 heure 33 min

A "riveting" (Wall Street Journal) book tells the unbelievable true story of an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall--the people who built it, the spy who betrayed it, and the media event it inspired.In September 1961, at the height of the Cold War, 22-year-old Joachim Rudolph escaped from East Germany, one of the world's most brutal regimes. He'd risked everything to do it. Then, a few months ... En savoir plus

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A "riveting" (Wall Street Journal) book tells the unbelievable true story of an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall--the people who built it, the spy who betrayed it, and the media event it inspired.In September 1961, at the height of the Cold War, 22-year-old Joachim Rudolph escaped from East Germany, one of the world's most brutal regimes. He'd risked everything to do it. Then, a few months
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The Romanovs

1613-1918

par Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Lu par Simon Russell Beale ...

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28 heure 41 min

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon ... En savoir plus

$42.99 CAD

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon
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Midnight in Chernobyl

The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

par Adam Higginbotham ...

Lu par Jacques Roy ...

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13 heure 55 min

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov... ... En savoir plus

$39.99 CAD

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov...
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Rasputin

The Downfall of the Romanovs

par Antony Beevor ...

Lu par Rob Heaps ...

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11 heure 13 min

**"A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy.”—Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesFrom one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history’s most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world**When Russia's Dowager ... En savoir plus

$32.00 CAD

**"A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy.”—Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesFrom one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history’s most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world**When Russia's Dowager
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The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1

An Experiment in Literary Investigation

par Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn ...

Lu par Frederick Davidson ...

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25 heure 56 min

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” ... En savoir plus

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“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.”
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956

An Experiment in Literary Investigation

par Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn ...

Lu par Ignat Solzhenitsyn ...

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21 heure 53 min

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —Time“It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.” —David Remnick, The New YorkerThe Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece of world literature, the searing record of four decades of terror and oppression, in one abridged volume (authorized by the author). Features a ... En savoir plus

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“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —Time“It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.” —David Remnick, The New YorkerThe Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece of world literature, the searing record of four decades of terror and oppression, in one abridged volume (authorized by the author). Features a
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On Tyranny: Expanded Audio Edition

Updated with Twenty New Lessons from Russia's War on Ukraine

par Timothy Snyder ...

Lu par Timothy Snyder ...

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9 heure 45 min

The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed historical context for the democracy-threatening Ukrainian conflict and a call to action for modern times.This edition includes the bestselling original essay collection On Tyranny, read by the author.In this exclusive audiobook edition, which includes eight hours of new content, Snyder combines the ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed historical context for the democracy-threatening Ukrainian conflict and a call to action for modern times.This edition includes the bestselling original essay collection On Tyranny, read by the author.In this exclusive audiobook edition, which includes eight hours of new content, Snyder combines the
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Gulag

A History

par Anne Applebaum ...

Lu par Laural Merlington ...

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27 heure 42 min

The Gulag—a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners—was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, ... En savoir plus

$24.72 CAD

The Gulag—a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners—was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution,
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The Future Is History (National Book Award Winner)

How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia

par Masha Gessen ...

Lu par Masha Gessen ...

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16 heure 45 min

**WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR OPINION WRITINGWINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD**The essential journalist and bestselling biographer of Vladimir Putin reveals how, in the space of a generation, Russia surrendered to a more virulent and invincible new strain of autocracy.Award-winning journalist Masha ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

**WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR OPINION WRITINGWINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD**The essential journalist and bestselling biographer of Vladimir Putin reveals how, in the space of a generation, Russia surrendered to a more virulent and invincible new strain of autocracy.Award-winning journalist Masha
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The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3

An Experiment in Literary Investigation

par Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn ...

Lu par Frederick Davidson ...

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21 heure 55 min

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” —George F. Kennan“It is impossible ... En savoir plus

$57.99 CAD

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” —George F. Kennan“It is impossible
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The Gates of Europe

A History of Ukraine

par Serhii Plokhy ...

Lu par Ralph Lister ...

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15 heure 21 min

A New York Times BestsellerThe definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today.**“An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―**EconomistAs Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independen... ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

A New York Times BestsellerThe definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today.**“An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―**EconomistAs Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independen...
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Stalin, Volume II

Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941

par Stephen Kotkin ...

Lu par Paul Hecht ...

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49 heure 44 min

Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin continues his definitive biography of Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror through to the coming of the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history. When we left Stalin at the end of Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, it was 1928, and he had finally climbed the mountaintop and achieved dictatorial power of ... En savoir plus

$54.99 CAD

Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin continues his definitive biography of Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror through to the coming of the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history. When we left Stalin at the end of Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, it was 1928, and he had finally climbed the mountaintop and achieved dictatorial power of
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Russia

Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921

par Antony Beevor ...

Lu par Rob Heaps ...

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21 heure 55 min

**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the ... En savoir plus

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**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the
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To Kill a Nation

The Attack on Yugoslavia

par Michael Parenti ...

Lu par Rich Miller ...

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5 heure 51 min

Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy. ... En savoir plus

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Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy.
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Stalin, Volume I

Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

par Stephen Kotkin ...

Lu par Paul Hecht ...

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38 heure 47 min

A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: A poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a revolutionary and finds a leadership role within a small group of marginal zealots. When the old world is unexpectedly brought down in a total war, the band seizes ... En savoir plus

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A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: A poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a revolutionary and finds a leadership role within a small group of marginal zealots. When the old world is unexpectedly brought down in a total war, the band seizes
... En savoir plus
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The Empire Must Die

Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900 - 1917

par Mikhail Zygar ...

Lu par Simon Vance ...

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22 heure 9 min

The window between two equally stifling autocracies—the imperial family and the communists—was open only briefly, in the last couple of years of the 19th century until the end of WWI, by which time the revolution was in full fury.From the last years of Tolstoy until the death of the Tsar and his family, however, Russia experimented with liberalism and cultural openness. In Europe, the Ballet Russe ... En savoir plus

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The window between two equally stifling autocracies—the imperial family and the communists—was open only briefly, in the last couple of years of the 19th century until the end of WWI, by which time the revolution was in full fury.From the last years of Tolstoy until the death of the Tsar and his family, however, Russia experimented with liberalism and cultural openness. In Europe, the Ballet Russe
... En savoir plus
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Russia: The Wild East

The complete BBC Radio 4 series

par Martin Sixsmith, Martin Sixsmith ...

Lu par Martin Sixsmith ...

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11 heure 18 min

Power struggles have a constant presence in Martin Sixsmith’s story of Russia. Collected here in 50 episodes, he chronicles the Mongol hordes invading in the 13th century, through the iron autocratic fists of successive Tsars, to the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia’s re-emergence as a superpower.Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great – all left their mark on a nation that ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

Power struggles have a constant presence in Martin Sixsmith’s story of Russia. Collected here in 50 episodes, he chronicles the Mongol hordes invading in the 13th century, through the iron autocratic fists of successive Tsars, to the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia’s re-emergence as a superpower.Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great – all left their mark on a nation that
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia

par Sophy Roberts ...

Lu par Catherine Bailey ...

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9 heure 9 min

Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos―grand instruments created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, as well as humble, Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under ... En savoir plus

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Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos―grand instruments created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, as well as humble, Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under
... En savoir plus
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Stalingrad

par Antony Beevor ...

Lu par George Guidall ...

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6 heure 14 min

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfareHistorians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five-month siege that ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfareHistorians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five-month siege that
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The CIA Book Club

The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature

par Charlie English ...

Lu par Michael David Axtell ...

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10 heure 9 min

“A story as fascinating as it is undersung . . . a riveting account” (The New York Times Book Review, Best Books of 2025 So Far) of the CIA’s secret program to smuggle millions of books through the Iron Curtain during the Cold War“Brimming with poetic detail, spring-loaded with tradecraft, English’s account feels like it’s torn from the pages of Ian Fleming. . . . An indelible reminder that words ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

“A story as fascinating as it is undersung . . . a riveting account” (The New York Times Book Review, Best Books of 2025 So Far) of the CIA’s secret program to smuggle millions of books through the Iron Curtain during the Cold War“Brimming with poetic detail, spring-loaded with tradecraft, English’s account feels like it’s torn from the pages of Ian Fleming. . . . An indelible reminder that words
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The House of Government

A Saga of the Russian Revolution

par Yuri Slezkine, Claire Bloom ...

Lu par Stefan Rudnicki ...

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45 heure 10 min

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Grossman’s Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri ... En savoir plus

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On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Grossman’s Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri
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Communism

A History

par Richard Pipes ...

Lu par George K. Wilson ...

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5 heure 47 min

From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse. ... En savoir plus

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From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse.
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Ukraine History: From Medieval Rus To Modern Ukraine: 3 Books In 1

Kievan Rus, Cossacks, World War, Revolution, Ussr, Chernobyl And The War Against Russia

par HISTORY FOREVER ...

Lu par Khai Lannor ...

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13 heure

★ Do you want to discover the History of Ukraine? ★If your answer is yes, get this book now!3 BOOKS IN 1!· BOOK 1 - MEDIEVAL UKRAINE HISTORY: UKRAINE BETWEEN EUROPE AND RUSSIATHE GOLDEN AGE OF KIEVAN RUS, KINGDOM OF GALICIA AND THE COSSACKS· BOOK 2 - HISTORY OF UKRAINE: UKRAINE HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURYUKRAINE IN W... ... En savoir plus

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★ Do you want to discover the History of Ukraine? ★If your answer is yes, get this book now!3 BOOKS IN 1!· BOOK 1 - MEDIEVAL UKRAINE HISTORY: UKRAINE BETWEEN EUROPE AND RUSSIATHE GOLDEN AGE OF KIEVAN RUS, KINGDOM OF GALICIA AND THE COSSACKS· BOOK 2 - HISTORY OF UKRAINE: UKRAINE HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURYUKRAINE IN W...
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The Spy in the Archive

How one man tried to kill the KGB

par Gordon Corera ...

Lu par Gordon Corera ...

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8 heure 43 min

LONGLISTED for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2026The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin – turned first disaffected dissident and then traitor to the KGB, stealing the most secret Soviet archives and smuggling them to the West.How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

LONGLISTED for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2026The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin – turned first disaffected dissident and then traitor to the KGB, stealing the most secret Soviet archives and smuggling them to the West.How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily
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