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Peter The Great
Highlights:
To Alexei Tolstoy (1883-1945) history, in addition to an artistic theme, was also a means of studying life. The novel “Peter the Great” was preceded by various works on this theme (Peters Day, On the Rack) which depict the formative stages of the authors conception of history. Tolstoy published the first part of the novel in 1929, the second in 1934, working on the third part until the day of his death, yet leaving it unfinished.The novel is dynamic. It shows the epoch and Peter himself, a true national hero of Russia and creator of the Russian state, in all their magnificence and multiplicity, in all their contradictions. The author describes the transformation of Russia into a mighty power. The novel is imbued with pride for Russia and faith in the Russian people. This profoundly realistic work has greatly influenced Soviet writers working in the field of history. Tolstoy won the Stalin Prize for this novel.
Pharmacognosy (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry), Volume 1
Highlights:
The purpose of this book is to provide pharmacognostical information of drugs, their classification, adulteration. Quality control and pest control. The presence of the natural products found in trace amounts are also mentioned. The pharmacological activities of the important drug constituents are included. It is hoped that new entries would add immensely to the usefulness of the highlighting the results of chemical and biological studies of the herbal drugs. The source book is organized into 25 chapters. Each chapter covers general information. The drugs include information concerning biological sources, geographical distribution, morphology, histological characters, chemical constituents, chemical tests, medicinal uses, adulteration or substituents and pharmacological activities. The chapters offer a view over the -enormous diversity of natural chemical molecules. The stereostructures of phytoconstituents are illustrated to introduce most of the concepts required for the stud