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''The Broken Sword of the Empire'' ((ロシア語:Сломанный меч Империи)) is a novel by Russian author Maxim Kalashnikov, first published in 1998 by the ''Great Resistance'' publisher. It is the first part of Kalashnikov's historical, geopolitical and economical series of novels. ''The Broken Sword of the Empire'' is a historical/geopolitical analysis of Russia in the period from the 1930s to the 1990s. The whole book is constructed as an answer to the question “Who was winning the Third World Cold War?” ==Structure== The 560 pages of the book are divided in 26 chapters, and are organized as follows: *First part : the author exposes the problematic and central theme by a modern example (e.g.: the role of Aviation in the 1991 Gulf War ) *Second part : Kalashnikov then shows how the technology/field evolved through the Arms Race, comparing the East, West and sometimes Axis developments. *Third part : He then compares the different technical achievements. Usually, Kalashnikov shows the potential that a particular technology had before the collapse of the Soviet Union. *Fourth part : the author then criticises the post-soviet government for disregarding that technology or field (e.g.: Modern Russia and the First Chechen War) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Broken Sword of the Empire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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