Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals in KGB history. Even so, he grew increasingly disillusioned with the Soviet system. In 1990, he went public, exposing the intelligence agency's shadowy methods. Revised and updated in the light of the KGB's enduring presence in Russian politics, Spymaster is Kalugin's impressively illuminating memoir of the final years of the Soviet Union.

I am Monster Slayer Fifth Class, Baron Alexander Galaxius. I'm still a baron with no barony, lands or family ring.Just like my past life, this one hasn't given me anything on a silver platter. I'll have to use my own strength to create the world I need. Once more . . .

Why, oh why, are so many loath to have dealings with Healers? In other worlds, at least, everyone knows how powerful Healers of his rank are. But why is it no one realizes how great Healers are at negotiating and concluding contracts? And, moreover, they're fabulous managers.Although that might well be why there are few who want to do business with them. Not when they can make geese work. And if Mikhail can force poultry and pigeons to work for him, what hope do mere people have of...

Join Admiral Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in this never-before-seen adventure spinning out of the Original Motion Picture! When a space anomaly thrusts a bounty hunter and her target—a criminal mastermind—into their universe, it’s up to Kirk and his crew to stop them from unintentionally starting a war with the Romulans and unleashing a superweapon of foreign tech onto the system. But the strangers from another universe are more familiar than they assume…for underneath their ...

«КАЗКИ БАБИ ГАВРИШИХИ»Серед безкраїх ланів, зелені лісів та перелісків, блакитних розчерків прохолодних струмків та річок затишно розташувалось звичайне українське село Некремінне. Звичайні, працьовиті мешканці. Запах свіжоспеченого хліба на світанку, важка селянська праця вдень та чарівні українські пісні у надвечір’ї.Та не все воно так, як гадалось.Десь, у лабіринті розгалужень величезного яру Артеп луснула, відкрилась перетинка між світами. Між світлом та мороком...

Electrolytes for Lithium and Lithium-ion Batteries provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific understanding and technological development of electrolyte materials in the last several years. This book covers key electrolytes such as LiPF6 salt in mixed-carbonate solvents with additives for the state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries as well as new electrolyte materials developed recently that lay the foundation for future advances. This book also reviews the characterization of electroly...

Real-world information is imperfect and is usually described in natural language (NL). Moreover, this information is often partially reliable and a degree of reliability is also expressed in NL. In view of this, the concept of a Z-number is a more adequate concept for the description of real-world information. The main critical problem that naturally arises in processing Z-numbers-based information is the computation with Z-numbers. Nowadays, there is no arithmetic of Z-numbers suggested i...

Elena through the eyes of the film’s creators. Elena from the perspectives of the director (Andrey Zvyagintsev), scriptwriter (Oleg Negin) and director of photography (Mikhail Krichman). Elena approached from different angles. Elena as a story and a staging. Elenaconveyed through colour and sound, through space and rhythm. Elena as a mode of existence – for the actor within a shot, for an individual within a world. What is a contemporary film-maker, what does their new language comprise of...

I'm very glad that you are interested in this cookbook. This book is for you to enjoy Ukrainian recipes, fresh, healthy, family and very tasty. In it, you will find traditional recipes of Ukrainian cuisine, which are easy to prepare by yourself. The recipes use only natural products necessary for a healthy diet. Prepare delicious dishes using step-by-step recipes and enjoy a pleasant taste.

Master powerful strategies to acquire and analyze evidence from real-life scenariosKey Features\[\*\] A straightforward guide to address the roadblocks face when doing mobile forensics\[\*\] Simplify mobile forensics using the right mix of methods, techniques, and tools\[\*\] Get valuable advice to put you in the mindset of a forensic professional, regardless of your career level or experienceBook DescriptionInvestigating dig...

A remarkable memoir of living in the Soviet Union and working as a literary translator.In the early twentieth century, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But when she was thirteen, her parents moved to the USSR—where Lungina became witness to many of the era's greatest upheavals.Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her friends, and subjected to her n...

In the vast Kazakh steppes of the crumbling Soviet Empire, Alyosha has finished his army service and is promised a gift from his deaf commander: an everlasting steel tooth. As he waits for it in the infirmary, he agrees to help out a medical officer, and they set out on a journey that takes them all the way to the kingdom of the dead. Oleg Pavlov's kaleidoscope of a tale is peopled with soldiers and prisoners, hoboes and refugees and mice that steal medicines. Their surreal inner world is ...