The Fall of the Soviet Union – a timeline
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations….
Soviet Union
Picture a Revolution: Russian and Soviet Art Books from Yale
2017 marks a century since the revolutionary year that brought about the fall of the Russian Empire and…
The Last Days of Stalin: An Extract
‘Genghis Khan with a telephone.’ On 5 March 2016 it will be 63 years since the death of…
Meet Ivan Maisky: The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
The Real Shostakovich? Extract from ‘Music for Silenced Voices’ by Wendy Lesser
Music for Silenced Voices by Wendy Lesser, published in paperback this month, is a biography of Shostakovich that views him…