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The Bronze Bird by Anatoly Rybakov

SOVIET LITERATURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE A suspense novel set in Soviet Russian for young readers. Translated from the Russian by D. A. David Skvirsky Designed by V. A. Alexeyev Illustrated by L. I. Liyinsky You can get the book here … Continue reading

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Abai by Mukhtar Auezov

PROGRESS SOVIET AUTHORS LIBRARY “Abai—the all-seeing eye, the responsive heart, Abai—the wisdom of the people… Together with Abai, I tried to fathom the soul of the Kazakh people and reveal it in its finest manifestations. The passionate impulses of the … Continue reading

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Children’s Diseases by A. Koltypin; N. Langovoi; V. Vlasov

The present tenth edition of “Children’s Diseases”, by Professors A. Koltypin, N. Langovoi and V. Vlasov, has been revised by Professors V. Vlasov and B. Shirvindt. The objective of this textbook is to provide the medical student with basic information … Continue reading

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Volokolamsk Highway by Alexander Bek

  Volokolamsk Highway by Alexander Bek is a poignant novella that explores the harsh realities of life during the Soviet era, particularly focusing on the experiences of soldiers and civilians in wartime. The story follows the journey along the Volokolamsk … Continue reading

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House On The Square by E. Kazakevich

Kazakevich’s House on the Square is a post-World War II novella that explores the lives of Soviet soldiers and civilians as they attempt to rebuild their lives and a war-torn town in Eastern Europe. The story focuses on the relationships … Continue reading

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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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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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