A comprehensive diplomatic and military history of the Russian conquest of Central Asia, spanning the whole of the nineteenth century.

Based on extensive archival research in Russia, India, and Uzbekistan, and containing much source material translated from Russian, Russian Rule in Samarkand uses a comparative approach to examine the structures, personnel, and ideologies of Russian rule in Turkestan, taking Samarkand and the surrounding region as a case-study.

The dramatic, untold story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev, a doomed love story and a shattering portrait of an artist.

Provides a look at the tumultuous and creative life of this celebrated composer of the twentieth century through an examination of his early years in Russia during the Revolution, his move to Paris, and recently discovered unknown scores and speeches.