The myth that the Nazi-era German armed forces, the Wehrmacht, was not involved in war crimes persisted for decades after the war. Now two German researchers have destroyed it once and for all. Newly published conversations between German prisoners of war, secretly recorded by the Allies, reveal horrifying details of violence against civilians, rape and genocide.

Первого издания к сожалению не нашел, поэтому отсканировал издание второе 1953 года с дополнительной главой, рассматривающей процесс Берии.

Лучший анализ развития идеологии коммунизма и Советского Союза от Ленина до Сталина, который мне попадался. Особая его ценность в том, что выполнен современником — книга была начата еще при жизни Сталина, а закончена уже после его непредвиденной смерти и смещения Берии. Некоторые положения наивны, большинство прогнозов — как мы теперь знаем — не подтвердились, но тем не менее Deutscher провел на редкость здравое иследование причин возникновения культа личности и его соответствия тогдашним реалиям. Честно говоря, я бы с удовольствием заменил многие главы школьного учебника этой книгой. Например только здесь нашлась более или менее полная информация о Маленкове, период правления которого у нас традиционно пробегают в двух словах.

Изложение логичное и последовательное, без попыток превдонаучной абракадабры. Язык вполне соответствует, хотя стилистика оставляет желать лучшего — временами слишком много повторений, можно выделить даже особенно «любимые» автором слова.

Ах да, ну и самое главное :) Эта книга и есть первоисточник той самой знаменитой цитаты про Сталина, соху и атомные ракеты. Если остались еще Фомы меднолобые, отныне можно посылать их прямиком на Либрусек.

Stiver

Martins GARDNERS

RELATIVITĀTES TEORIJA VISIEM

IZDEVNIECĪBA «LIESMA» RĪGĀ 1969

RELATIVITY FOR THE million

by martin gardner

Ulustrated by Anthony Ravielli

MACMILLAN NEW YORK, LONDON

Nearly a century and a half after Charles Darwin formulated it, the theory of evolution is still the subject of considerable debate. Oxford scientist Richard Dawkins is among Darwin 's chief defenders, and an able one indeed- witty, literate, capable of turning a beautiful phrase. In River Out of Eden he introduces general readers to some fairly abstract problems in evolutionary biology, gently guiding us through the tangles of mitochondrial DNA and the survival-of-the- fittest ethos. (Superheroes need not apply: Dawkins writes, "The genes that survive… will be the ones that are good at surviving in the average environment of the species.") Dawkins argues for the essential unity of humanity, noting that "we are much closer cousins of one another than we normally realize, and we have many fewer ancestors than simple calculations suggest."

The meaning that any event has depends upon the «frame» in which we perceive it. When we change the frame, we change the meaning. Having two wild horses is a good thing until it is seen in the context of the son's broken leg. The broken leg seems to be bad in the context of peaceful village life; but in the context of conscription and war, it suddenly becomes good.

This is called reframing: changing the frame in which a person perceives events in order to change the meaning. When the meaning changes, the person's responses and behaviors also change.

Эта книга – не просто сборник историй о необыкновенных, необъяснимых, мистических явлениях – о загадочных существах, привидениях, полтергейсте, НЛО, телепатии, телепортации и т.п. (знатоки и ценители этой тематики найдут здесь для себя немало интересного!), причем историй достаточно достоверных, поведанных заслуживающими доверия источниками, большинство из которых названы поименно.

Эта книга – опыт писательского расследования. Автор дает объяснения приведенным историям – убедительно, доходчиво, увлекательно и доступно даже для не слишком подготовленного читателя, хотя использует в своих объяснениях сложнейший аппарат: современную психологию, квантовую физику и даже космическую геологию.

Правда, чаще всего самые загадочные случаи имеют самые простые объяснения…

Ce livrel regroupe six recueils de «Réflexions» parus en 1999 aux éditions Fleuve Noir:

— Réflexions appuyées sur la connerie

— Réflexions branlantes sur la philosophie

— Réflexions croustillantes sur nos semblables

— Réflexions énamourées sur les femmes

— Réflexions pointées sur le sexe

— Réflexions définitives sur l'au-delà

On August 19, 1991, eight high-ranking Soviet officials took over the government of the USSR and proclaimed themselves its new rulers. Less than seventy-two hours later, their coup had collapsed, but it would change the course of history in a way that no one—certainly not the plotters themselves—could have foreseen.

The editor of this volume, who witnessed these momentous events, have assembled firsthand accounts of the attempted coup. They include testimonies from “junta” members and military officers, resistance leaders and ordinary citizens, Muscovites and residents of other locales, Russian and foreign journalists, foreign visitors and returning émigrés, as well as Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Key documents and photographs complement the individual accounts.

The provocative introduction to the volume places the August events in the larger context—from the early days of perestroika and glasnost to the second confrontation at the White House, in October 1993.

On August 19, 1991, eight high-ranking Soviet officials took over the government of the USSR and proclaimed themselves its new rulers. Less than seventy-two hours later, their coup had collapsed, but it would change the course of history in a way that no one—certainly not the plotters themselves—could have foreseen.

The editor of this volume, who witnessed these momentous events, have assembled firsthand accounts of the attempted coup. They include testimonies from “junta” members and military officers, resistance leaders and ordinary citizens, Muscovites and residents of other locales, Russian and foreign journalists, foreign visitors and returning émigrés, as well as Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Key documents and photographs complement the individual accounts.

The provocative introduction to the volume places the August events in the larger context—from the early days of perestroika and glasnost to the second confrontation at the White House, in October 1993.

On August 19, 1991, eight high-ranking Soviet officials took over the government of the USSR and proclaimed themselves its new rulers. Less than seventy-two hours later, their coup had collapsed, but it would change the course of history in a way that no one—certainly not the plotters themselves—could have foreseen.

The editor of this volume, who witnessed these momentous events, have assembled firsthand accounts of the attempted coup. They include testimonies from “junta” members and military officers, resistance leaders and ordinary citizens, Muscovites and residents of other locales, Russian and foreign journalists, foreign visitors and returning émigrés, as well as Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Key documents and photographs complement the individual accounts.

The provocative introduction to the volume places the August events in the larger context—from the early days of perestroika and glasnost to the second confrontation at the White House, in October 1993.

La artikolo aperis en la revuo «Planlingvistiko» en la jaroj 1982–1983.

Kiel la gramatiko de Esperanto, Plena Analiza Gramatiko (mallonge: PAG) meritas pli ampleksan recenzon ol povas enhavi unu numero de «Planlingvistiko». Tial la recenza eseo aperos en tri partoj, el kiuj la unua pritraktos ĝeneralaĵojn kaj la ĉapitron «La vorto», la dua la ĉapitron «La frazo» kaj la lasta «La vortfaradon», kun kelkaj konkludaĵoj pri la tuta verko.

Chen Yan traveled through time, only to end in Europe of the medieval period, becoming Roland — a Royal Prince. But this world doesn’t seem to be the same as his former world. Are witches are real and can they really use magic?

Follow Roland’s battle for the throne against his siblings! Will he win, even though the king has already declared him to be a hopeless case, and he has the worst starting situation? Only his experience with modern technology and the help of the witches — who incidentally, are known as devil’s servants and thus hunted by the the Holy Church, can help him succeed.

Now, let his journey begin!

Chen Yan traveled through time, only to end in Europe of the medieval period, becoming Roland — a Royal Prince. But this world doesn’t seem to be the same as his former world. Are witches are real and can they really use magic?

Follow Roland’s battle for the throne against his siblings! Will he win, even though the king has already declared him to be a hopeless case, and he has the worst starting situation? Only his experience with modern technology and the help of the witches — who incidentally, are known as devil’s servants and thus hunted by the the Holy Church, can help him succeed.

Now, let his journey begin!

Chen Yan traveled through time, only to end in Europe of the medieval period, becoming Roland — a Royal Prince. But this world doesn’t seem to be the same as his former world. Are witches are real and can they really use magic?

Follow Roland’s battle for the throne against his siblings! Will he win, even though the king has already declared him to be a hopeless case, and he has the worst starting situation? Only his experience with modern technology and the help of the witches — who incidentally, are known as devil’s servants and thus hunted by the the Holy Church, can help him succeed.

Now, let his journey begin!

Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow’s armed forces during both operations signalled to the world that Russia was back in business as a significant military actor on the international stage.

In this cutting-edge study, Bettina Renz provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of Russia’s military revival under Putin’s leadership. Whilst the West must adjust to the reality of a modernised and increasingly powerful Russian military, she argues that the renaissance of Russian military might and its implications for the balance of global power can only be fully understood within a wider historical context.

Assessing developments in Russian Great Power thinking, military capabilities, Russian strategic thought and views on the use of force throughout the post-Soviet era, the book shows that, rather than signifying a sudden Russian military resurgence, recent developments are consistent with longstanding trends in Russian military strategy and foreign policy.

La libro prezentas fundamentojn de la parol-arto nomata retoriko por la esperantista publiko, ĉar preskaŭ ĉiu aktiva esperantisto de tempo al tempo devas fariĝi oratoro. La lingvaĵo estas klara, eleganta, bone komprenebla.

La libro konsistas el du ĉefaj partoj: la unua prezentas la fundamentojn de lingvoscienco, ĉar oratoro devas unue ekkoni sian instrumenton, la lingvon; la dua parto poste priskribas la efikan uzadon de tiu instrumento en la parola praktiko, sed ankaŭ en la skriba.

Librofine la Aldonoj prezentas konkretajn ekzemplojn parol-artajn (Brutus kaj Antonio laŭ Ŝekspiro, paroladojn de L.L. Zamenhof, Edmond Privat kaj Ivo Lapenna mem).

Ivo Lapenna (1909–1987) estis eminenta esperantisto (interalie, prezidanto de UEA); juristo; Profesoro en la Universitato de Zagreb; Nekatedra Profesoro (Reader) en «The London School of Economics and Political Science» de la Universitato en Londono.

La libro prezentas fundamentojn de la parol-arto nomata retoriko por la esperantista publiko, ĉar preskaŭ ĉiu aktiva esperantisto de tempo al tempo devas fariĝi oratoro. La lingvaĵo estas klara, eleganta, bone komprenebla.

La libro konsistas el du ĉefaj partoj: la unua prezentas la fundamentojn de lingvoscienco, ĉar oratoro devas unue ekkoni sian instrumenton, la lingvon; la dua parto poste priskribas la efikan uzadon de tiu instrumento en la parola praktiko, sed ankaŭ en la skriba.

Librofine la Aldonoj prezentas konkretajn ekzemplojn parol-artajn (Brutus kaj Antonio laŭ Ŝekspiro, paroladojn de L.L. Zamenhof, Edmond Privat kaj Ivo Lapenna mem).

Ivo Lapenna (1909–1987) estis eminenta esperantisto (interalie, prezidanto de UEA); juristo; Profesoro en la Universitato de Zagreb; Nekatedra Profesoro (Reader) en «The London School of Economics and Political Science» de la Universitato en Londono.

How the West’s obsession with Vladimir Putin prevents it from understanding Russia

It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage of it to an extraordinary extent. In Russia itself, he is likewise the centre of attention for detractors and supporters alike. But as Tony Wood argues, this overwhelming focus on the president and his personality means that we understand Russia less than we ever did before. Too much attention is paid to the man, and not enough to the country outside the Kremlin’s walls.

In this timely and provocative analysis, Wood looks beyond Putin to explore the profound changes Russia has undergone since 1991. In the process, he challenges many of the common assumptions made about contemporary Russia. Though commonly viewed as an ominous return to Soviet authoritarianism, Putin’s rule should instead be seen as a direct continuation of Yeltsin’s in the 1990s. And though many of Russia’s problems today are blamed on legacies of the Soviet past, Wood argues that the core features of Putinism – a predatory, authoritarian elite presiding over a vastly unequal society – are integral to the system set in place after the fall of Communism.

What kind of country has emerged from Russia’s post-Soviet transformations, and where might it go in future? Russia Without Putin culminates in an arresting analysis of the country’s foreign policy – identifying the real power dynamics behind its escalating clashes with the West – and with reflections on the paths Russia might take in the 21st century.

Ĉi tiu artikolo estas recenzo pri la studaĵo:

D.B. Gregor: «La Esperanta Traduko de la Malnova Testamento». Dek-biblia konkordanco de 518 diskutindaj versoj; 58 pĝ.; komisie ĉe «Heroldo», Scheveningen (Nederlando), 1959.

La recenzo aperis en «La nica literatura revuo», n-ro 5/5 paĝoj 194-197.

Ĉi tiu artikolo estas recenzo pri la studaĵo:

D.B. Gregor: «La Esperanta Traduko de la Malnova Testamento». Dek-biblia konkordanco de 518 diskutindaj versoj; 58 pĝ.; komisie ĉe «Heroldo», Scheveningen (Nederlando), 1959.

La recenzo aperis en «La nica literatura revuo», n-ro 5/5 paĝoj 194-197.