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"A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict"--

"The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since the Second World War - and yet at the heart of the conflict is a mystery. Vladimir Putin apparently lurched from a calculating, subtle master of opportunity to a reckless gambler, putting his regime - and Russia itself - at risk of destruction. Why? Drawing on over 25 years' experience as a correspondent in Moscow, as well as his own family ties to Russia and Ukraine, journalist...

"Yaroslav Trofimov, the Ukrainian chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, offers an eyewitness account of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine"--

A pattern book for embroidering ornaments and monograms on shirts, napkins, and cushions, which also includes designs for lettering. The publisher, Mikhail Timofeevich Solov'ev (1853-1930) was an artist, draughtsman, and engraver with his own lithographic printing shop. Prior to opening the latter, he served as director of Ivan Sytin's publishing venture, the largest publishing house in pre-revolutionary Russia. Inspired by French pattern books, the...

"I Will Show You How It Was is Illia Ponomarenko's heart-wrenching memoir of the war on his homeland, offering a fiery diatribe against Russian hypocrisy and a moving look at what is being lost. But it's also a story of pride and even elation as Ukrainian forces come together, find their mojo, and oust the invaders from Kyiv. The most powerful and personal chronicle of the war to date, I Will Show You How It Was is an exceptional literary achievement,...

Standard Soviet fonts, conceived as a card catalog combining various weights of a given font on a single card. Each card gives the number of the Soviet GOST standard as well as forms for notes on the typeface's availability at the printing shop or publishing house. Published by the All-Union Scientific Society of Engineering and Technology of Printing and Publishing Enterprises (VNITO). Fonts include "old style" (such as "Renata"), "new style", "contemporary...

"A woman growing up in a family of Russian immigrants in the 1910s seeks a thoroughly American life. Yelena is the first American born to her Old Believer Russian Orthodox parents, who left two older daughters behind to build a life in a Pennsylvania Appalachian town. This town, in the first decades of the 20th century, is filled with Russian transplants and a new church with a dome. Here, boys quit grade school for the coal mines and girls are married...

"For fans of Maggie Nelson and Eileen Myles, the lyrical and deeply moving story of a young queer woman's journey across Russia to inter her mother's ashes and to understand her sexuality, femininity, and griefFrom one of Russia's most exciting new voices, Wound follows a young lesbianpoet on a journey from Moscow to her hometown in Siberia, where she haspromised to bury her mother's ashes. Woven throughout this fascinatingtravel narrative are harrowing...

Collected in this volume are five of Chekhov's most popular dramatic works: "Ivanov", "The Sea-Gull", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard". Firstly in "Ivanov" we find the taut psychological drama of Nikolai Ivanov, a man who is severely conflicted by the illness of his wife, his mounting debts, and his own internal desires. Secondly, "The Sea-Gull" is the story of the romantic and artistic conflicts between four main characters:...

"The Ukrainian response to the 2022 Russian invasion has inspired a new appreciation for their country both within and beyond Ukraine. The steadfastness of Ukrainians in the defense of their country has surprised many. The stories presented here highlight the ways in which Ukrainians have long explored the meaning of their country and culture through the arts; and the manner in which the arts and their creators have empowered Ukrainians to confront...