Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373130295
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Laura Westcotte is the only suitable candidate for the job as Russian tycoon Vasilii Demidov's secretary. He may be forced to hire Laura, but Vasilii is far too cynical ever to trust a woman--particularly one with such a dubious reputation.... Desperate for work, Laura knows she must impress her cool and complex new boss. However, it's not the chillingly ruthless Russian's legendary reputation that terrifies her, but the magnetic power of her attraction to him And when Laura realizes she's in terrible danger, she finds herself at Vasilii's mercy....
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1743646941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Russian oligarch Kiryl Androvonov has one rival: billionaire Vasilii Demidov. Luckily, Vasilii has an Achilles' heel his younger, over–protected half–sister Alena... Kiryl's master plan is to seduce the tantalisingly beautiful Alena. Then, once he's had his fill, he'll use her to blackmail Vasilii for the contract that will complete his business empire. It's a winner–takes–all situation for the Russian tycoon, and Alena herself might well be the most coveted prize of all. Until she discovers just how ruthlessly Kiryl has been using her...
Author: Daniel B. Rowland
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501752111
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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God, Tsar, and People brings together in one volume essays written over a period of fifty years, using a wide variety of evidence—texts, icons, architecture, and ritual—to reveal how early modern Russians (1450–1700) imagined their rapidly changing political world. This volume presents a more nuanced picture of Russian political thought during the two centuries before Peter the Great came to power than is typically available. The state was expanding at a dizzying rate, and atop Russia's traditional political structure sat a ruler who supposedly reflected God's will. The problem facing Russians was that actual rulers seldom—or never—exhibited the required perfection. Daniel Rowland argues that this contradictory set of ideas was far less autocratic in both theory and practice than modern stereotypes would have us believe. In comparing and contrasting Russian history with that of Western European states, Rowland is also questioning the notion that Russia has always been, and always viewed itself as, an authoritarian country. God, Tsar, and People explores how the Russian state in this period kept its vast lands and diverse subjects united in a common view of a Christian polity, defending its long frontier against powerful enemies from the East and from the West.
Author: Alexander Yanov
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520313097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Author: Endre Sashalmi
Publisher: Academic Studies PRess
ISBN: 1644694190
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Winner of the 2023 Marc Raeff Book Prize; A 2023 REFORC Book Award Longlist TitleThis book highlights the main features and trends of Russian “political” thought in an era when sovereignty, state, and politics, as understood in Western Christendom, were non-existent in Russia, or were only beginning to be articulated. It concentrates on enigmatic authors and sources that shaped official perception of rulership, or marked certain changes of importance of this perception. Special emphasis is given to those written and visual sources that point towards depersonalization and secularization of rulership in Russia. A comparison with Western Christendom frames the argument throughout the book, both in terms of ideas and the practical aspects of state-building, allowing the reader to ponder Russia’s differentia specifica.
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460391772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Harlequin Presents® offers you another chance to enjoy these two sensational duets from Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Authors Penny Jordan and Carole Mortimer. The Most Coveted Prize by Penny Jordan Russian oligarch Kiryl Androvonov plans to seduce his rival's sister, the tantalizingly beautiful Alena, and use her to gain the contract that will complete his business empire. But Alena herself might well be the most coveted prize of all… The Power of Vasilii by Penny Jordan Laura Westcotte must impress her cool and complex new boss, tycoon Vasilii Demidov. However, it's not the Russian's ruthless reputation that terrifies her, but the magnetic power of her attraction to him! A Taste of the Forbidden by Carole Mortimer Cesar Navarro's new sexy spitfire of a chef should be off-limits. But Grace has tantalized his jaded palate, and the Argentinian boss finds himself ordering something new from the menu—a taste of the forbidden… A Touch of Notoriety by Carole Mortimer Guarding Beth should be easy for bodyguard Raphael Cordoba as long as he remembers the golden rule: do not touch the client. But feisty Beth requires a particular attentiveness that brings illicit temptation even closer… Carole Mortimer is the recipient of the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596640106
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 129
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Laura applies for the position of personal secretary to Vasilii Demidov, a Russian businessman whose origin is also of the people of the desert. Laura has been yearning for him?this older brother of her friend?and even treasures a photo of him that she secretly took ten years ago. However, for some reason during the interview, he shows a strange animosity against Laura as he asks questions full of malevolence. Although she is furious and wishes to leave, out of his urgent need for a secretary who is fluent in Chinese he unexpectedly hires her. The next day, Laura departs for Monte Negro for a business trip alone with him!
Author: Christian Raffensperger
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 178914745X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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A new history of the Kyivan Rus, a medieval dynastic state in eastern Europe. Kyivan Rus’ was a state in northeastern Europe from the late ninth to the mid-sixteenth century that encompassed a variety of peoples, including Lithuanians, Polish, and Ottomans. The Ruling Families of Rus explores the region’s history through local families, revealing how the concept of family rule developed over the centuries into what we understand as dynasties today. Examining a broad range of archival sources, the authors examine the development of Rus, Lithuania, Muscovy, and Tver and their relationships with the Mongols, Byzantines, and others. The Ruling Families of Rus will appeal to scholars interested in the medieval history of eastern Europe.
Author: Vasily Grossman
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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A New York Review Books Original Everything Flows is Vasily Grossman’s final testament, written after the Soviet authorities suppressed his masterpiece, Life and Fate. The main story is simple: released after thirty years in the Soviet camps, Ivan Grigoryevich must struggle to find a place for himself in an unfamiliar world. But in a novel that seeks to take in the whole tragedy of Soviet history, Ivan’s story is only one among many. Thus we also hear about Ivan’s cousin, Nikolay, a scientist who never let his conscience interfere with his career, and Pinegin, the informer who got Ivan sent to the camps. Then a brilliant short play interrupts the narrative: a series of informers steps forward, each making excuses for the inexcusable things that he did—inexcusable and yet, the informers plead, in Stalinist Russia understandable, almost unavoidable. And at the core of the book, we find the story of Anna Sergeyevna, Ivan’s lover, who tells about her eager involvement as an activist in the Terror famine of 1932–33, which led to the deaths of three to five million Ukrainian peasants. Here Everything Flows attains an unbearable lucidity comparable to the last cantos of Dante’s Inferno.
Author: David B. Miller
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501756613
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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When Sergius of Radonezh founded a monastery near Moscow, his example spawned a movement of monastic foundations throughout Russia. Within three decades of his death in 1392, Sergius was recognized as a saint, and by 1450 many considered him the intercessor for the Russian land who freed its people from Mongol rule. Over the next century and a half, thousands sought St. Sergius' intercession with gifts to the monastery. Moscow's rulers made Sergius patron saint of their dynasty and of the Russian tsardom. By 1605, the Trinity-Sergius monastery was the biggest house in Russia. Miller presents Trinity's dramatic history from the fourteenth century to the beginning of the Time of Troubles. Using extensive archival materials, he traces the evolution of Trinity's relationship to Sergius' venerators and its traditions, governance, social composition, and the lifestyle of its members. In lucid prose, Miller argues that St. Sergius' cult and monastery became integrating forces on a national scale and vital elements in the forging of a Russian identity, economy, and cohesive society. The power of religion to shape national identity is a lively topic today, and Miller's study will interest both medievalists and modern historians, as well as readers of Orthodox Church history.
