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The Soviet sisters : a novel of the Cold War / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From bestselling author of The German Heiress, Anika Scott, comes a gripping new historical novel about secrets, lies, and blackmail, following two spy sisters in the years after WWII, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff. Sisters Vera and Marya were brought up as good Soviets: obedient despite hardships of poverty and tragedy, committed to communist ideals, and loyal to Stalin. Several years after fighting on the Eastern front, both women find themselves deep in the mire of conflicts shaping a new world order in 1947 Berlin. When Marya, an interpreter, gets entangled in Vera's cryptic web of deceit and betrayal, she must make desperate choices to survive-and protect those she loves. Nine years later, Marya is a prisoner in a Siberian work camp when Vera, a doyenne of the KGB, has cause to reopen her case file and investigate the facts behind her sister's conviction all those years ago in Berlin. As Vera retraces the steps that brought them both to that pivotal moment in 1947, she unravels unexpected truths and discoveries that call into question the very history the Soviets were working hard to cover up. Epic and intimate, layered and complex,The Soviet Sistersis a gripping story of spies, blackmail, and double, triple bluff. With her dexterous plotting and talent for teasing out moral ambiguity, Anika Scott expertly portrays a story about love, conflicting world views, and loyalty and betrayal between sisters."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Cold War; Extortion; Sisters; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;

The half life of Valery K : a novel / by Pulley, Natasha,author.;
Sent to a mysterious unnamed city in Soviet Russia, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov must serve out his prison sentence studying the effect of radiation on local animals and struggles to find answers about what is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Prisoners; Radiation; Scientists; Secrecy;

Sell us the rope : a novel / by May, Stephen,1964-author.;
"May 1907. Young Stalin - poet, bank-robber, spy - is in London for the 5th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. As he builds his powerbase in the party, Stalin manipulates alliances with Lenin, Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg under the eyes of the Czar's secret police. Meanwhile he is drawn to the fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko and risks everything in a relationship as complicated as it is dangerous."--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Communism; Interpersonal relations; Social change;

The Dark Side of the Earth : Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism. by Zygar, Mikhail.;
From one of Russias smartest and best-sourced young journalists (NYT) comes a gripping and urgent exploration of why the Soviet Unions collapse was incomplete and the Cold War was never over - revealing the resurgence of imperialism in Russia and its current implications for the war in Ukraine. From the author of 'War and Punishment'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union;

Hammer to fall / by Lawton, John,1949-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE UNFORTUNATE ENGLISHMAN, ISBN 9780802123992. The third 'Joe Wilderness' spy thriller from John Lawton, moving from icy Finland to tumultuous Cold War Prague, 'Hammer to Fall' is a tale of vodka smuggling and a legendary female Red Army general who is playing a dangerous game.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Cold War; Intelligence officers; Alcohol trafficking;

Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-‘90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
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Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-'90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
For private home use only.

The Americans. [videorecording] / by Long, Chris(Director),film director.; Rhys, Matthew,1974-actor.; Russell, Keri,1976-actor.; Schlamme, Thomas,film director.; Taylor, Holly,1997-actor.;
Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich.Originally broadcast on television in 2016.Two undercover KGB agents pose as a married American couple in order to spy on the United States government during the Cold War.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Spy television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Cold War; Espionage; Espionage, Soviet; Intelligence service; Spies; Subversive activities;
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The white rose of Stalingrad : the real-life adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the hightest scoring female air ace of all time / by Yenne, Bill,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women. Initially the Red Air Force maintained an all-male policy among its combat pilots. However, as the apparently invincible German juggernaut sliced through Soviet defenses, the Red Air Force began to rethink its ban on women.
Subjects: Litvyak, Lidiya Vladimirovna.; Air pilots, Military; Fighter pilots; Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2013., Osprey Pub.,

Stalin's curse : battling for communism in war and Cold War / by Gellately, Robert,1943-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-456) and index.LSC
Subjects: Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.; Communism;
© 2013., Alfred A. Knopf,

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