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Soviet-Empire.com - Information about and ephemera from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Also a virtual "recreation" of the Soviet Union.

(t) World War II: Alliance - Despite deep-seated mistrust and hostility between the Soviet Union and the Western democracies, Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 created an instant alliance between the Soviets and the two greatest: Britain and the United States.

Soviet (Russian) Weapons and Arms Systems - The weapons of today's Russian military were originally developed to face the Soviet Union's Cold War enemies. Discusses Soviet naval, land, and air armaments.

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Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from the Revolution to the Death of Stalin : Red Star Over Russia is a breathtaking visual history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the death of Stalin, using a vast array of material including posters, photographs, paintings, magazine covers, advertisements, and ephemera to illustrate the dramatic birth and eventual decline of the Soviet Union. The book's urgent, cinema verite style plunges the reader into the shattering events that brought hope, chaos, heroism, and horror to the citizens of the world's first workers' state. The Russian Revolution produced some of the most important advances in the fields of art, photography, and graphic design in the 20th century. More than 550 of these widely influential materials are reproduced here to the highest quality, accompanied by author David King's accessible text. Zooming in from the epic to the particular, King rescues from obscurity many lost heroes and villains through the work of the most brilliant Soviet artists, many of them anonymous or long forgotten.

Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost by Lester W. Grau, ISBN 070061186X : The War in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War, " a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, elusive, and ultimately unbeatable Afghan guerrilla force (the mujahideen). The hit-and-run bloodletting across the war's decade tallied more than 25,000 dead Soviet soldiers plus a great many more casualties and further demoralized a USSR on the verge of disintegration. In The Soviet-Afghan War the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's disappointing performance in that war in an effort to better understand what happened and why and what lessons should be taken from it. Lester Grau and Michael Gress's expert English translation of the general staff's study offers the very first publication in any language of this important and illuminating work. Surprisingly, this was a study the general staff never intended to write, initially viewing the war in Afghanistan as a dismal aberration in Russian military history. The history of the 1990s has, of course, completely demolished that belief, as evidenced by the Russian...

From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War : From the former director of the CIA comes the unprecedented inside story of America's and the agency's role in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Ever certain that the 50-year struggle with the Soviet Union was indeed a war, Gates makes candid appraisals of presidents, key officials, and policies.

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Miracle / The Rookie : "Miracle": From the studio that brought you "The Rookie" and "Remember The Titans" comes the movie everybody loves - "Miracle". Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history - the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream - beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of twenty-six undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned twenty of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable - and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope. "The Rookie": Based on a true story, "The Rookie" is an inspirational film full of heart and triumph. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), father, teacher and high school coach, thought his dream was over. He'd had his shot playing baseball, blew out his shoulder, and retired w...

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection (Blu-ray) (Widescreen) : "Rocky: The Undisputed Collection" includes "Rocky", "Rocky II", "Rocky III", "Rocky IV", "Rocky V", "Rocky Balboa" and "The Rocky Anthology". "Rocky": Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner! "Rocky II": It's the rematch of the century as Rocky Balboa takes on Apollo Creed in this powerful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed movies in film history. Writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone succeeds in creating a powerful feel-good movie hailed as "a stunning effort in every way" (New York Post). "Rocky III": Rocky battles his most powerful adversary yet the ferocious Clubber Lang (Mr. T)in this hard-hitting actioner that comes out swinging with adventure, humor and emotionally charged human drama. For what may be the most exciting and fast-paced film in the series, Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars with explosive passi...

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War Of The Century : In June 1941, Hitler broke the golden rule of warfare never to fight on opposite fronts and marched into the Soviet Union. What would drive him to make the most catastrophic mistake of World War II? This acclaimed four-part series investigates what led to the largest military operation in history - and the bloodiest. Assisted by leading historians and granted unique access to Eastern film archives and to both Soviet and German participants, "War Of The Century" is the definitive series on a war that shaped the borders and attitudes of Europe for the second half of the 20th Century.

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Alexander Nevsky : Alexander Nevsky features some of the most beautiful imagery that you will ever see in a film; a justifiably famous, majestic music score by Prokofiev; and a dazzling, climatic battle on a frozen lake. However, this Sergei Eisenstein epic is perhaps most intriguing as a reflection of its time. While Alexander Nevsky is set in 1242, its scenario could just as easily be unravelling in 1938, the year in which it was not completed. The setting is the part of Russia under constant invasion by Mongolian raiders. The fisherman prince Alexander Nevsky (Nikolai Cherkassov, in a brilliantly authoritative performance) learns of a plot by the Teutonic knights to attack the country. While some of the Russian leaders would rather pacify the invaders, the masses instead choose to mobilize, selecting Nevsky as their commander. The Teutons win a number of victories, and even capture the city of Pskov. In the finale, an extended sequence which dramatically overpowers all that has come before it, Nevsky and his forces take on the Teutons in the Battle of the Ice. The parallels between the scenario and the worl...

Miracle (Blu-ray) (Widescreen) : From the studio that brought you "The Rookie" and "Remember The Titans" comes the movie everybody loves - "Miracle". Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history - the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream - beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of 26 undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned 20 of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable - and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Audio Commentary, Outtakes. Featurettes: "The Making Of 'Miracle'"; "From Hockey To Hollywood: The Actors' Journeys"; "The Sound Of 'Miracle'"; "'Miracle' ESPN Roundtable With Linda Cohn"; "First Impressions: Herb Brooks With Kurt Russell And The Filmmakers".