Political Science, Sovietica and USSR titles

The Traveler's Russia by Burton Holmes [1934]

The Traveler's Russia. Burton Holmes. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. 1st edition. Many photos, illustrated color endpapers, 246 pages. Hardcover, missing dj. Beige cloth, spine sunned, some fraying to top and bottom of spine, some foxing to covers...

The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles [2019]

The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad. Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan. NY: Public Affairs, 2019. 384 pages. Hardcover, dustjacket, brand new. 1 copy only. A frank look at the bloody...

Inside Russia Today J. Gunther [1958]

John Gunther. Inside Russia. John Gunther (1901–1970) wrote a series of sociopolitical works, known as the "Inside" books, of which this is one. He grew up on the North Side of Chicago, was awarded a Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of...

Contact on Gorky Street [Espionage]

Contact on Gorky Street. Greville Wynne. NY: Atheneum, 1968. 222 pages. Illustrated. BOMC hardcover in dustjacket in clear Mylar protective cover. Mild edge wear to dj, text about fine. 1 copy only. Greville Maynard Wynne (1919-1990) was a British...

Russia, The Atom and the West by George Kennan [1958]

Russia, The Atom and the West. George F. Kennan. George Frost Kennan (1904–2005) was an American diplomat, historian, and ambassador to the Soviet Union. His writings inspired the Truman Doctrine and he wrote, and advocated, the U.S. foreign policy...

My Ringside Seat in Moscow [1952]

My Ringside Seat in Moscow. Nicholas Nyaradi. The author was Minister of Finance for Hungary and spent time in the Soviet Union when Hungary was coming under the influence of Communism. An insightful and engaging book.  NY: Thomas Crowell, 1952...

Russian Journey by William O. Douglas [1956]

Russian Journey. William O. Douglas. The Supreme Court Justice reported on his visit to the Soviet Union in 1955, two years after the death of Stalin. He traveled from Pahlevi and Baku on the Caspian to Tashkent, Novosibirsk, then across the Urals to...

History of Russian-Soviet Journalism. 1917-1932 [RUSSIAN]

Institut mirovoi literatury imeni A.M. Gorkogo. Aleksandr Grigorevich Dementev (editor). Essays on the History of Russian-Soviet Journalism. 1917-1932. (Очерки Истории Русской Советской Журналистики).[Russian Edition] Extensively researched history of...

On the "Slava" in the Gulf of Riga [1949] RUSSIAN

On the "Slava" in the Gulf of Riga (На «Славе» в Рижском заливе.) K.I. Mazurenko (Мазуренко, К.И.). NY (Jordanville): 1949. Softcover, 72 pages. Illustrated. Good condition. Ex-parish library copy. Writing on cover, stamp on title page...

Russia of My Experience [M. V. Pylee]

Russia of My Experience: An Intimate Portrait of the Soviet Union. India (Cochin): East West Publications, 1979. 2nd revised edition. Signed and dedicated by the author on first page to Chicago-born Philip S. Harper, Jr., a Chicago business...

Tragedy of Sevastopol RUSSIAN

Море и плен (Sea and Captivity: the tragedy of Sevastopol, 1940-1945). Игорь Луцкий (Igor Lutzky). New York: All-Slavic Publishing House, 1951. First edition. Published by the author. IN RUSSIAN. Softcover, illustrated covers. Book was never commercially...