The Soviet Air Force: Stalin's Falcons
John Etty shows the vital importance of aviation in the Stalinist Soviet Union.
John Etty
Serbian Nationalism and the Great War
John Etty questions whether Serb nationalism was an irresistible force that helped unleash the First World War.
Alexander III, Tsar of Russia, 1881-1889
John Etty assesses the historical significance of one of the lesser known Tsars.
Russia’s Climate and Geography
John Etty examines how far history has been moulded by enviroment.
Khrushchev’s ‘Secret Speech’
Fifty years after Khrushchev’s famous denunciation of Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, John Etty examines what was at stake.
Lenin’s Wonderful Georgian
John Etty charts the complex, and highly significant, relationship between Lenin and Stalin.