History

More than half a century has passed since the end of World War II, but many topics related to this war are shrouded in mystery. Among them is the history of ...

The novel Ancient Evenings is a breathtakingly sweeping attempt to recreate an entire period of Egyptian history - the era of the New Kingdom during the famo...

In this work, the now deceased Kostroma Marxist Avenir Solovyov analyzed one of Leon Trotsky’s most famous books, “The Revolution Betrayed.” This analysis le...

This book by the famous English art historian is dedicated to the art of the Italian Renaissance. The features of the work of outstanding artists of this era...

In the history of maritime robbery, it is difficult to find a more sinister figure than the “general of the pirates of Tortuga” Francois Olone. His first bio...

He could not warn Stalin that the war would begin on June 22. He could not flatter Beria with the title of the best crisis manager of the twentieth century. ...

How good is Jorge Amado's language! Smooth and soft, melodious and strong. Each sentence, like a sea wave, covers you headlong with the salty life of distant...

This book is a collection of quotes from world history with precise links to the source, information about the origin of the quote and a convenient search to...

A variant of althistory from the mid-19th century. Naturalized in the past, but mortally wounded by robbers, an alien from the future transfers an array of t...

“Love of History” is a collection of historical miniatures written by Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) for his author’s blog.