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- Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1950s
Leningrad, 1952. Andrei, a young hospital doctor, and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together in the postwar, postsiege wreckage. But their happiness is precarious, like that of millions of Russians who must avoid the claws...
The Diamond Chariot: The Further Adventures of Erast Fandorin
- Location(s): Japan, Russia
- Genre(s): Crime, Historical
- Era(s): 1905 onwards
- Location(s): England, Russia, Spain
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 20th Century
A stunning historical saga set in the early decades of the twentieth century which follows the lives and loves of one extraordinary family. We first meet the Goold Verschoyle children in 1915. Though there is a war going on...
- Location(s): Moscow
- Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
- Era(s): 1930s
‘Set in 1936, Ryan’s impressive debut introduces Capt. Alexei Korolev of the Moscow Militia’s Criminal Investigation Division, who looks into the murder of a young woman found butchered in a church… Ryan, who merits comparison to Tom Rob Smith,...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
A well researched book about an extraordinary environment and how it affects the lives of ordinary people doing ordinary things with huge consequences. About ordinary people going about their daily lives against a thunderous state backdrop.
The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome
- Location(s): England, Russia
- Genre(s): Biography
- Era(s): First half of the 20th Century
Arthur Ransome is best known for the twelve immortal ”Swallows and Amazons” books he wrote on his return from Russia in 1928. From his prose he appears a genial and gentle Englishman, who, like his protagonists, pursued benign maritime...
- Location(s): Germany, Poland, Siberia
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): 1930s 1940s
This is an epic wartime romance which sees a headstrong young woman face hardship, danger and dilemmas as the forces of history sweep her across continents, while two men compete to claim her heart.It is suitable for fans of...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1939
It is 1939. The world stands on the brink of Armageddon. In the Soviet Union, years of revolution, fear and persecution have left the country unprepared to face the onslaught of Nazi Germany. For the coming battles, Stalin has...
The Road of Bones: A Journey to the Dark Heart of Russia
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
The Road of Bones is the story of Russia’s greatest road. For over 200 years, the route of the Vladimirka Road has been at the centre of the nation’s history, having witnessed everything from the first human footsteps to...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 20th Century and near future
History is being made and Miles Lord has a ringside seat. The people of Russia have voted to bring back the tsar, a ruler to be selected from the distant relatives of Nicholas II, who was murdered along with...
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