Vladimir Alexandrov
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A brilliant examination of the enigmatic man of whom Winston Churchill said "few men tried more, gave more, dared more and suffered more for the Russian people," who is still revered in Russia today.
Outside of Russia, the name Boris Savinkov is unfamiliar. But in his homeland, Savinkov remains beloved. Notorious in his lifetime, Boris Savinkov was at various moments a terrorist, a government minister, a renowned novelist, Churchill's advisor on...
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The Black Russian is the incredible story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves who became prosperous farmers in Mississippi. A rich white planter's attempt to steal their land forced them to flee to Memphis, where Frederick's father was brutally murdered. After leaving the South and working as a waiter and valet in Chicago and Brooklyn, Frederick sought greater freedom in London, then crisscrossed Europe, and-in a highly unusual...