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Cecil Rhodes And His Time by Apolion Davidson

Cecil Rhodes… He has been spoken and written about for a hundred years. Do we really need yet another book? And does his time, the age when the world was divided up by the European countries using people like Rhodes, … Continue reading

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Looking Ahead by Vera Panova

Vera Panova’s Looking Ahead is a thoughtful novel that delves into the post-World War II Soviet experience, focusing on themes of recovery, progress, and the future of Soviet society. The story centres around the lives of several characters who are … Continue reading

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Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy

Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy is a gripping novella set during the Caucasian War, portraying the life of a fierce Avar warrior, Hadji Murad, who finds himself caught between two opposing forces—Imperial Russia and the Chechen rebels. Seeking revenge against … Continue reading

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Soviet Music – Music Education And Music Making by Boris Yagolim

A small booklet highlighting the nature and practice of Soviet music schools. You can get the book here and here Follow us on Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mirtitles.bsky.social Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/mirtitles Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/mir-titles Fork us on gitlab https://gitlab.com/mirtitles   Contents Music Education 5 … Continue reading

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Tales Of Sevastopol by Leo Tolstoy

  Tales of Sevastopol is a collection of three short stories by Leo Tolstoy, set during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. The narratives depict the harsh realities faced by soldiers and civilians amidst the chaos of war, … Continue reading

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White Nights by Fydor Dostoyevsky

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a poignant novella that explores themes of love, loneliness, and the nature of dreams. The story follows an unnamed narrator, a lonely and introspective man living in St. Petersburg, who spends his nights wandering … Continue reading

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Engaging Essays In Cosmology by A. Tomilin

  About the Book A book of essays and short stories in three parts and ten chapters about the people and the achievements of the great science of the structure and development of the Universe from antiquity to the present … Continue reading

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The World Of Soviet Science by Oleg Pisarzhevsky

  A small booklet describing the progress achieved by Soviet science in different fields. Notes on the latest research of Soviet scientists You can get the book here and here Follow us on Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mirtitles.bsky.social Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/mirtitles Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/mir-titlesContinue reading

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Heart Of A Friend by E. Kazakevich

Kazakevich’s “The Heart of a Friend” is a poignant tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the enduring power of human connection. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story revolves around two soldiers, Ivan and Semyon, who form an … Continue reading

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இயற்கை விஞ்ஞானியின் கதைகள் – பி. மன்தேய்ஃபெல் (Tales Of A Naturalist In Tamil by P. Manteufel)

A collection of short stories of various types of animals by the author. எழுத்தாளரால் எழுதப்பட்ட பல்வேறு வகை விலங்குகளைப் பற்றிய சிறுகதைகளின் தொகுப்பு. மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர்: |பூ. சோமசுந்தரம் திருந்தியவடிவமைப்பாளர்: நா. முகம்மது செரீபு தயாரிப்பாளர்: கி. நிக்கோல்ஸ்கி You can get the book here and here Follow … Continue reading

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