From “the great storyteller of Russian history” (Financial Times), a brilliantly colored account of the myths that have shaped and reshaped Russia’s identity and politics from its founding Who were the Rus, the ancient tribe from which the Russians trace their origins? Were they Baltic Slavs, hailing from within the territory that would become Russia? Or were they Vikings from ...(展开全部)

作者簡介 亞凱迪．歐卓夫斯基Arkady Ostrovsky 出生於俄國的英籍記者，在莫斯科撰寫報導十五年，首先服務於《金融時報》，接著擔任《經濟學人》莫斯科分部主任。他在莫斯科研讀俄羅斯戲劇史，並獲劍橋大學英語文學博士學位。他將湯姆．史塔佩（Tom Stoppard）的舞台劇三部曲《烏托邦之岸》（The Coast of Utopia）譯成俄語，於俄國演出與出版。本書獲得二〇一六年的歐威爾獎，即評選傑出政治評論著作與報導的年度獎項。 譯者簡介 楊芩雯 做過記者和編輯，現為專職譯者。報導文學譯作有《普丁的國家》、《總統的人馬》、《柬埔寨：被詛咒的國度》。譯作《強尼上戰場》獲二○一五年中國時報開卷好書獎翻譯類。

1st English Translation from Russian: "The Fate of Russia" is an insightful book by the eminent Russian religious philosopher, Nicholas Berdyaev (1874-1948). There is an "irony of fate" regarding the book in its "untimely" timeliness -- a collection of WWI related articles from 1914-1916, it was published in 1918 only after the Russian Communist 1917 Revolution and Russia's sub...(展开全部)

The first history of the epic defeat of Napoleon's empire told from the Russian perspective. Though much has been written about Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia and the collapse of the French Empire that ensued, virtually all of it has been from the Western perspective. Now, taking advantage of never- before-seen documents from the Russian archives, Dominic Lieven upen...(展开全部)

A major new history of the Russian conflict immortalized by Tolstoy in War and Peace Russia's expulsion of Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812 is considered one of the most dramatic events in European history. However, Tolstoyan myth and an imbalance of British and French interpretations have clouded most Westerners' understanding of Russia's role in the defeat of Napoleon. ...(展开全部)

弗拉狄米爾．米格烈（Vladimir Megre) 於1950年7月23日出生於烏克蘭。16歲時離家獨立生活。1974年起居住於俄國的新西伯利亞，以攝影為業。1980年代中期成家，生了一個女兒 。當時他是個成功的企業家，為西伯利亞企業家聯盟的主席。 1994年他主導了兩場大規模沿西伯利亞鄂畢河行進的貿易之旅。旅行途中，他遇見了西伯利亞泰加林的阿納絲塔夏，這場際遇改變了他的一生。 回來之後，因應阿納絲塔夏執意的請求，從來沒有寫過書的他，丟下有十年經驗的企業家工作，把在泰加林三天的經歷寫成了一本書。那時卻因為文筆樸素而沒有一家出版社願意出版，他只好在地鐵站獨自販售。然而，出乎意料的是，許多人看完書之後又多買了幾本分送給家人和朋友，就這樣兩千本很快地賣光了。 此後他繼續會見阿納絲塔夏，陸續寫下了一系列書。至今他的書在全球銷售超過一千一百萬本，翻譯成了二十多...(展开全部)

弗拉狄米爾．米格烈（Vladimir Megre) 於1950年7月23日出生於烏克蘭。16歲時離家獨立生活。1974年起居住於俄國的新西伯利亞，以攝影為業。1980年代中期成家，生了一個女兒 。當時他是個成功的企業家，為西伯利亞企業家聯盟的主席。 1994年他主導了兩場大規模沿西伯利亞鄂畢河行進的貿易之旅。旅行途中，他遇見了西伯利亞泰加林的阿納絲塔夏，這場際遇改變了他的一生。 回來之後，因應阿納絲塔夏執意的請求，從來沒有寫過書的他，丟下有十年經驗的企業家工作，把在泰加林三天的經歷寫成了一本書。那時卻因為文筆樸素而沒有一家出版社願意出版，他只好在地鐵站獨自販售。然而，出乎意料的是，許多人看完書之後又多買了幾本分送給家人和朋友，就這樣兩千本很快地賣光了。 此後他繼續會見阿納絲塔夏，陸續寫下了一系列書。至今他的書在全球銷售超過一千一百萬本，翻譯成了二十多...(展开全部)

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)

How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Why do star-shaped snow crystals usually have six arms? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Perfect for reading on winter days, this book by a nature photographer and a sn...(展开全部)