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  • Ilget
    Alexander Grigorenko / Christopher Culver
    Ilget is the story of a frail foundling who loses his twin brother, then by the will of mysterious supernatural forces goes from being a thrall under his adoptive father to the leader of a whole tribe. He finds himself enslaved once more when the Mongols invade the banks of his native Yenisei River, but ultimately comes to realize a truth: the greatest of blessings is to live w...
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    24,30 €

  • Orchestra
    Vladimir Gonik / Christopher Culver
    This novel by Russian novelist and screenwriter Vladimir Gonik is set in eleven countries around the world. Orchestra is based on documentary materials: the author has delved into the archives and met eyewitnesses, and now he recounts secret operations that took place across the globe in the second half of the twentieth century. The novel tells of certain little-known and myste...
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    28,13 €

  • Mebet
    Alexander Grigorenko / Christopher Culver
    Mebet concerns a man of the taiga, a hunter, in a moving narrative that blends ethnographic detail, indigenous mythology, and the snowy landscapes of the Arctic. The protagonist is a Nenets, a member of one of the peoples who call far northern Russia home. Dubbed 'The Gods’ Favorite' for his seeming imperviousness to harm or grief, Mebet earns the envy and derision of his fello...
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    19,17 €

  • An English Queen and Stalingrad
    Natalia Kulishenko / Christopher Culver
    The author traces the Queen Mother’s formative years, her family life in the palace environment, her growing adoration and ascension to the British throne, how she arranged aid to Stalingrad and was ultimately named an honorary citizen of that city, and other little-known details from the life of the Queen and her circle. With a foreword by Yuri Fokin, Russia’s ambassador to th...
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    21,86 €

  • A Flame Out at Sea
    Dmitry Novikov / Novikov Dmitry / Christopher Culver
    The protagonist of A Flame Out at Sea heads to the stores of the northern lakes and the White Sea in search of its present, which unexpectedly proves to be inseparable from its recent past. Against the backdrop of the powerful northern elements, the drama of a single individual in the here and now begins to seem tiny and insignificant but the tragedy of the nation irredeemably ...
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    21,91 €

  • Seeing the Unseen
    Christopher Culver
    The book of Esther is a small gem embedded within the vast Old Testament Scriptures. It's easy to overlook because it doesn't present lofty doctrine or mysterious prophecies; in fact, it doesn't even mention God. It simply follows the experiences of two Jewish cousins, Esther and Mordecai, who lived during the time of Israel's exile following the Babylonian conq...
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    10,28 €

  • The 12 Apostles of Russian Law
    Pavel Krasheninnikov / Christopher Culver
    Pavel Krasheninnikov (born 1964) is a prominent Russian politician, state official, and professor of law.He studied at Sverdlovsk School of Law and then did graduate work there. He subsequently taught at the Ural State Law University. In the 1990s he served as an expert on legislation for the Supreme Soviet and worked in senior posts in various state authorities, including as h...
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    22,19 €

  • Moscow in the 1930s
    Natalia Gromova / Christopher Culver
    Moscow in the 1930s: A Novel from the Archives reveals Moscow as it was in a bygone age, a city now found only on old maps, but an era that continues to haunt us today. The novel features a wide cast of characters, who are all tied together by the author herself.The reader plunges into the remarkable Moscow literary scene of those days, and literature aficionados will encounter...
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    23,06 €

  • Andrei Tarkovsky
    Lyudmila Boyadzhieva / Christopher Culver
    Andrei Tarkovsky died in a Paris hospital in 1986, aged just 54. An internationally acclaimed icon of the film industry, the legacy Tarkovsky left for his fans included Andrei Rublev, Stalker, Nostalgia and a host of other brilliant works. In the Soviet Union, however, Tarkovsky was a persona non grata. Longing to be accepted in his homeland, Tarkovsky distanced himself from al...
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    24,15 €