The Petrov Affair

The Petrov Affair
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 325
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781483140469
ISBN-13 : 1483140466
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Petrov Affair by : Robert Manne

The Petrov Affair: Politics and Espionage is a memoir of the Petrov Affair, a historical event that involves the defection of Vladimir Petrov, a colonel in the Soviet intelligence service in Sydney, and the announcement of his defection ten days later by Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies. With information gathered from different reliable sources, the book details in chronological order the Petrov's defection - the events that occurred before and the factors that led to it; its announcement; and the implications of this event for politics and espionage. The text also explains how the affair affected the Australian people and the world; the conclusion of this event; and the events that happened after it. The book is recommended for historians and history enthusiasts who would want to know more about this particular event. The text is also recommended for experts who delve in the Cold War and the Soviet Union.

Одноэтажная Америка / Little Golden America

Одноэтажная Америка / Little Golden America
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Publisher : Litres
Total Pages : 582
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9785043398031
ISBN-13 : 5043398035
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Одноэтажная Америка / Little Golden America by : Илья Ильф

«Одноэтажная Америка» – произведение в жанре путевого очерка, написанное Ильей Ильфом и Евгением Петровым. Это добрая и умная книга, рассказывающая о жизни и быте американцев, о встречах авторов с самыми разными людьми, полная интересных историй и наблюдений. Читателям предлагается неадаптированный перевод произведения на английский язык, выполненный Чарльзом Маламутом. Пособие рассчитано на широкий круг читателей, изучающих английский язык и интересующихся творчеством И. Ильфа и Е. Петрова.В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги.

Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip

Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip
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Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages : 184
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1568986009
ISBN-13 : 9781568986005
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip by : Илья Ильф

In 1935, well into the era of Soviet communism, Russian satirical writers Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov came to the U.S as special correspondents for the Russian newspaper Pravda. They drove cross-country and back on a ten-week trip, recording images of American life through humerous texts and the lens of a Leica camera. When they returned home, they published their work in Ogonek, the Soviet equivalent of Time magazine, and later in the book Odnoetazhnaia Amerika (Single-Storied America). This wonderful lost workfilled with wry observations, biting opinions, and telling photographsis now collected in Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip, the first English translation. From Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip: "The word 'America' has well-developed grandiose associations for a Soviet person, for whom it refers to a country of skyscrapers, where day and night one hears the unceasing thunder of surface and underground trains, the hellish roar of automobile horns, and the continuous despairing screams of stockbrokers rushing through the skyscrapers waving their ever-falling shares. We want to change that image." A Cabinet Book published by Princeton Architectural Press

The Little Golden Calf

The Little Golden Calf
Author :
Publisher : Frederick Ungar
Total Pages : 424
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105002548944
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Little Golden Calf by : Ilʹi︠a︡ Ilʹf

The satirical novel's main character, Ostap Bender, also appeared in a previous novel by the authors called The Twelve Chairs. The title alludes to the "golden calf" of the Bible; another possible rendering of it in English, less literal but better tuned to the air of the novel, would be "The Gilded Calf". It continues the theme of the denunciation of money-grubbing, philistine stupidity, and bureaucracy, which began in “The Twelve Chairs”.

Mrs Petrova's Shoe

Mrs Petrova's Shoe
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 328
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781786725684
ISBN-13 : 1786725681
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Mrs Petrova's Shoe by : Wilhelm Agrell

Two men are holding a woman between them in a firm grip. In one hand she is carrying her handbag; the other she places on her heart. The man on her right stares into the camera, his colleague stares resolutely ahead. But there is something else, something missing. The despairing woman is wearing only one shoe. On 19 April 1954 the world was gripped by an unfolding drama at Sydney Airport. A small, seemingly fragile woman, was being aggresively marched to an awaiting plane by two burly men. Evdokia Petrova was the wife of Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov who, two weeks earlier, had defected from the embassy in Canberra after a prolonged 'cultivation' by the Australian Security Service, supported by MI5. Evdokia was now being hurried back to Moscow by the KGB. The subsequent intervention by Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies kept the world's media on tenterhooks. But who were the couple at the centre of this global news story? After the defection it turned out that Evdokia was, in fact, an even bigger catch than her husband. With a background both in cryptological work in Moscow and in field operations, she was able to supply Western intelligence with a wealth of information and insight into the workings of the Soviet intelligence system. With access to newly-released archives and sources, this book sheds extraordinary new light on the two people at the heart of the Petrov Affair, one of the most bizarre stories of the Cold War era.

You Can Call Me Stan

You Can Call Me Stan
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Publisher : Mainstream Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1845961218
ISBN-13 : 9781845961213
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis You Can Call Me Stan by : Mark Guidi

Since signing for Celtic in the summer of 1999, Stiliyan Petrov has established himself as one of the best footballers in Europe. The 25-year-old Bulgarian is now one of the Glasgow giant's longest-serving and most popular players. With a massive following, Petrov is a superstar in his homeland, has regularly captained his country at major tournaments, and is regarded as Bulgaria's finest player since Hristo Stoitchkov. Now, for the first time, one of Celtic's most gifted players tells his life story so far in this revealing autobiography, co-written with acclaimed soccer writer Mark Guidi.

Ivan Petrov

Ivan Petrov
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 241
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1891053833
ISBN-13 : 9781891053832
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Ivan Petrov by : C. S. Walton

Ivan Petrov grew up in a Russian town in the middle years of this century. It made no difference which side of the fence you lived on: prisoners in camps, collective farmers, and, factory workers. Some people accepted things as they were and carved out careers for themselves while others sought a way out. Ivan chose to become a drunk.

The Petrov Poems

The Petrov Poems
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 95
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1922080144
ISBN-13 : 9781922080141
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Petrov Poems by : Lesley Lebkowicz

This gripping verse novel by Canberra poet Lesley Lebkowicz explores the story of Australia's most famous espionage episode.

Wolf Hunt

Wolf Hunt
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Publisher : Archipelago
Total Pages : 688
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780914671718
ISBN-13 : 0914671715
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Wolf Hunt by : Ivailo Pretov

Published in 1986, three years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Wolf Hunt was the first novel to portray the human cost of Communist policies on Bulgarian villagers, forced by the government to abandon their land and traditional way of life. Darkly comic and tragic, the novel centers on an ill-fated winter hunting expedition of six neighbors whose history together is long and interwoven. The ensuing story takes the reader on a voyage of shifting perspectives that places the calamitous history of twentieth-century Bulgaria into a human context of helplessness and desperation.

The Dead Hand

The Dead Hand
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 610
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307387844
ISBN-13 : 0307387844
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dead Hand by : David Hoffman

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US, and classified documents from deep inside the Kremlin, David E. Hoffman examines the inner motives and secret decisions of each side and details the deadly stockpiles that remained unsecured as the Soviet Union collapsed. This is the fascinating story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and a previously unheralded collection of scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies changed the course of history.