Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith The first thriller to get a Booker nod, Child 44 has caused something of a stir. It has the pace and punch of a crime blockbuster, tackling the moral ambiguities of the 1950s Soviet Union. Click for Full List - Inde... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/08/2...

Stakhanovite The Stakhanovite movement began during the second 5-year plan in 1935 as a new stage of the socialist competition. The Stakhanovite movement was named after Aleksei Stakhanov, who had mined 102 tons of coal in less than 6 hours (14 ti... http://articles.top501.nu/2008/07/23/l...

Today in WWII History World War II History for June 9 1940 - Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II. 1944 - The Russian Army invaded Karelian Isthmus in Finland. Russia was fighting to gain back territory that had been ceded to ... http://wwarii.com/blog/archives/world-...