Product Description: Less known in the anglophone world than Berdyaev (who was a pupil of his), or Martin Buber, Vladimir Solovyov (1853-1900), philosopher, mystic, poet, has nevertheless a contribution of the first importance to offer to Western scholarship...read more

Product Description: A philosophical polemic between two leading Russian philosophers of the 19th century over Spinoza's concept of God. Vvedensky's accusation that Spinoza's philosophy is basically atheistic stimulated Solovyov to give his most detailed discussion of God, both in defense of Spinoza and of himself...read more

Product Description: Solovyov's memoir of his sexual (and mystical) awakening, supplemented by selected letters to his first love Ekaterina Romanova. Together these texts provide an eloquent introduction to Solovyov's erotic philosophy.

The first study in the West of Russia's would-be dictator, who rose to international prominence in Russia's 1993 election, discusses his origins, his politics, his connection to the KGB, and the political situation that makes him a savior to many.

Two acclaimed ex-Soviet journalists present the first full biography of the charismatic Russian leader and hero of the August coup attempt, which provides a rare glimpse inside the Soviet power structure. 50,000 first printing.

This book analyzes how power changes hands in the Soviet Union

Andropov discusses his rise to leadership in the Soviet Union, h is roles in the KGB and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, his campaign against dissidents and detente, his impact on the Polish crisis, and his future plans.