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«Кровь молчащая» – роман, в основу которого легла подлинная историческая правда о судьбах российских немцев. На фоне общей картины политического и социального трагизма, повествование проходит сквозь глубокое исследование природы главного героя, который пытается обрести собственное отношение к происходящему в его жизни, прикоснутся к тайнам своего рода, и наряду с высокими чувствами познать боль утрат и предательство. В фокусе событий ХХ века оказывается Первая мировая война, Октябрьская революция, лагеря Колымы, меченый свастикой Мюнхен 1938-го, блокадный Ленинград, оккупированная фашистами Ялта. Книга увлекает особым ритмом подачи литературного материала – язык прозы и поэзии чередуется с дневниковыми заметками, письмами и архивными историческими документами.

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A colourful look at Toronto's pioneer roots, tracing the history of three neighbourhoods from their farming days to modern day. <br/> <br/> Includes: <br/> <b><i>Don Mills: From Forests and Farms to Forces of Change</i></b> <br/> As recently as 1970, wheat crops were grown at Don Mills – and no small amount, but enough to line Toronto’s grocery-store shelves with baked goods. Single-herd milk was also commonplace, thanks to this last vestige of the city’s agricultural past. By 1980, it had been paved over, but Scott Kennedy offers a glimpse of the way things used to be. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>200 Years at St. John's York Mills: The Oldest Parish in Toronto</i></b> <br/> St. John’s Church at York Mills was built in 1816 on land that had been donated by pioneer settlers: a little log building that was the first parish church in the City of Toronto. The brick church that stands there today, completed in 1844 and enlarged over the years, stands as a welcoming place of worship and repository of Canadian history. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Willowdale: Yesterday's Farms, Today's Legacy</i></b> <br/> In 1855, Willowdale post office opened in Jacob Cummer's store on Yonge Street. Today it is a bustling urban environment. Scott Kennedy recounts the notable stories of what happened in between and who was there as Willowdale evolved into a modern community.

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Presenting all six installments of Richard Feltoe’s series on the War of 1812, gathered together in an ebook bundle. Each book in this battlefield-based chronicle combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotations from original official documents and personal letters to bring to life this crucial period of Canada’s early history. Throughout the authoritative series, historical images are counterpointed with modern pictures from the same perspective to give a true then-and-now effect. Strategic maps trace the course of campaigns, while never-before-published battlefield maps reveal the shifting formations of troops across geographically accurate terrain. «If you’re looking for only one book or set to read, Feltoe is so far an excellent choice.» – Niagara Life Includes: The Call to Arms The Pendulum of War The Flames of War The Tide of War A Crucible of Fire The Ashes of War 

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Все знают его имя. Каждый думает, что знает его историю. Рим. 37 г. н. э. Император умирает. Борьба за власть началась. В попытке восстановить порядок в стране больной Тиберий объявляет своими преемниками Нерона и Друза, сыновей Германика, потомков великого Юлия Цезаря, не догадываясь, что таким образом изменит судьбу империи, что к власти придет один из самых страшных тиранов в истории – Калигула. Но был ли он действительно чудовищем? Ливилла, младшая сестра Калигулы, рассказывает о том, что на самом деле произошло. Как ее тихий, заботливый брат стал самым могущественным человеком на земле. И как с помощью лжи, убийства и предательства Рим изменился навсегда… Впервые на русском языке!

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Concentrating on Ireland’s international relations rather than domestic party politics, this essential new history of the Irish state synthesises existing research with new findings, and adopts fresh perspectives based on neglected European and American debates. It examines the evolution of Irish diplomacy from six consulate officers in the 1920s to sixty ambassadors in the 2010s and provides an overview of a century of Ireland’s diplomatic history that has previously only been examined in a piecemeal fashion. The author’s original research findings are focussed particularly on Ireland’s struggle for independence in a global context, and his original analysis gives an account of how the economic performance of the Irish state formed a perpetual context for its role in international relations even when this was not a priority of its diplomats. Equal attention is paid to the history of international Irish trade, the operations of bilateral Irish relations, and multilateral diplomacy. It highlights how the Irish state came to find its role in international relations mostly by means of the UN and EU and analyses this trend in the light of international relations theory and European history.

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One of the most shocking scandals in Northern Irish political history: originally a green-energy initiative, the Renewal Heat Incentive (RHI) or ‘cash-for-ash’ scheme saw Northern Ireland’s government pay £1.60 for every £1 of fuel the public burned in their wood-pellet boilers, leading to widespread abuse and ultimately the collapse of the power-sharing administration at Stormont. Revealing the wild incompetence of the Northern Ireland civil service and the ineptitude and serious abuses of power by some of those at the head of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), now propping up Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and a major factor in the Brexit negotiations, this scandal exposed not only some of Northern Ireland’s most powerful figures but revealed problems that go to the very heart of how NI is governed. A riveting political thriller from the journalist who covered the controversy for over two years, Burned is the inside story of the shocking scandal that brought down a government.

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The 1921 partition of Ireland had huge ramifications for almost all aspects of Irish life and was directly responsible for hundreds of deaths and injuries, with thousands displaced from their homes and many more forced from their jobs. Two new justice systems were created; the effects on the major religions were profound, with both jurisdictions adopting wholly different approaches; and major disruptions were caused in crossing the border, with invasive checks and stops becoming the norm. And yet, many bodies remained administered on an all-Ireland basis. The major religions remained all-Ireland bodies. Most trade unions maintained a 32-county presence, as did most sports, trade bodies, charities and other voluntary groups. Politically, however, the new jurisdictions moved further and further apart, while socially and culturally there were differences as well as links between north and south that remain to this day. Very little has been written on the actual effects of partition, the-day-to-day implications, and the complex ways that society, north and south, was truly and meaningfully affected. Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland is the most comprehensive account to date on the far-reaching effects of the partitioning of Ireland.

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Considering Grace records the deeply moving stories of 120 ordinary people’s experiences of the Troubles, exploring how faith shaped their responses to violence and its aftermath. Presbyterian ministers, victims, members of the security forces, those affected by loyalist paramilitarism, ex-combatants, emergency responders and health-care workers, peacemakers, politicians, people who left Presbyterianism and ‘critical friends’ of the Presbyterian tradition provide insights on wider human experiences of anger, pain, healing, and forgiveness. The first book to capture such a full range of experiences of the Troubles of people from a Protestant background, it also includes the perspectives of women and people from border counties and features leading public figures, such as former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon of the SDLP, Jeffrey Donaldson of the DUP, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, and former Victims Commissioner Bertha McDougall. Considering Grace contributes to the process of ‘dealing with the past’ by pointing towards the need for a ‘gracious remembering’ that acknowledges suffering, is self-critical about the past, and creates space for lament, but also for the future.

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