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Inside the New Russia offers readers a fresh perspective on the people, cultures, and diversity of modern Russia
In Inside the New Russia: Your Source of Information, project director Vitaly Michka provides readers with an engaging introduction to one of the world’s most complex and misunderstood nations. Through accessible explanations, detailed reference materials, and firsthand insights, the book seeks to answer common questions about Russia while offering a broader understanding of its people, cultures, and regions. For many outside observers, perceptions of… 
Alexander Sergevitch Pushkin was born in 1799 at Pskoff, and was a scion of an ancient Russian family. In one of his letters it is recorded that no less than six Pushkins signed the Charta declaratory of the election of the Romanoff family to the throne of Russia, and that two more affixed their marks from inability to write. In 1811 he entered the…
With the departure of the eighteenth century there also disappeared from Russia that dazzling glitter which for well-nigh half a century had blinded the eyes of Europe. Catherine was now dead, Potyomkin was dead, Suvorof was living an exile in a village, and Panin was idle on his estates. And now stripped of its coat of whitewash, autocracy stood bare in all its blackness.…
Only One Life: A Story of Missionary Resilience by Vera Kuschnir offers readers an inspiring account of faith, perseverance, and lifelong commitment to Christian ministry. Drawing from archival materials, historical records, and personal memories, the book chronicles the remarkable life of Leon Rosenberg, the late founder and director of the American European Bethel Mission (AEBM), whose service left a lasting impact on countless individuals…
Bielinsky’s weighty articles, written between 1843 and 1846, remain to this day the sole exhaustive review of Poushkin’s poems, and continue to form the basis of all close analysis of his work. But even these criticisms are lacking in the complete insight which comes of biographical research. For many years after Poushkin’s death the suspicion which still attached to his name, and the close…
- Risen Flowers, the compelling new novel by Olivia Babenko, invites readers into a deeply personal and faith centered journey set during the turmoil of World War II. Blending historical fiction with spiritual themes, the book follows a young girl whose greatest desire appears within reach, only for her to discover that God’s plans may lead her in a different direction. The story centers on…
NIKOLAI VASSILIEVICH GOGOL was born at Sorotchinetz, in Little Russia, in March, 1809. The year in which he appeared on the planet proved to be the literary annus mirabilis of the century; for in that same twelvemonth were born Charles Darwin, Alfred Tennyson, Abraham Lincoln, Poe, Gladstone, and Holmes. His father was a lover of literature, who wrote dramatic pieces for his own amusement,…
What happens when two people with completely opposite personalities meet in this life? She’s madly in love, also smart, rich, yet… very unattractive. He’s a rake who’s already managed to charm dozens of women. No wonder. After all, he’s so handsome that he’s considered the most handsome man of his time. A well-born but impoverished officer, a brilliant commander, a veteran of the Napoleonic…
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Bits and Pieces brings faith, family, and Midwestern farm life to a new generation of readers
In her uplifting memoir, Bits and Pieces, Cleo Justus invites readers on a nostalgic journey through her childhood in rural Kansas during the 1940s. Blending personal memories with timeless spiritual lessons, the book offers young readers and families an inspiring collection of stories centered on faith, family, and the enduring presence of God in everyday life. Set against the backdrop of post Depression America… 
Sometimes you read a book or a story and believe the author. It’s written so clearly, it touches your soul, you understand—it really happened that way, and the characters are so real before your eyes. Why does this work for some authors and not for others? You might say: I need to write in the realism genre, maybe then everything I describe will feel…
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