audiobook Stalin’s Favorite. Volume 2: From Lublin to Berlin; July 1944-May 1945: The Combat History of the 2nd Guards Tank Army from Kursk to Berlin by Igor Nebolsin in History

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This fascinating book draws together a wealth of diverse material on the much-trusted (and rarely disputed) phenomenon we know as the calendar. From the fundamentals of astronomy to the world's ancient time-keeping schemes; to the development of the modern-day calendar; to the precise calculation of when specific dates occur (as in how one arrives at the date for Easter Sunday); this is a skillful yet approachable discussion of the calendar from both the historical and contemporary perspectives. Readers will even learn how to perform experiments and calculations for themselves by using such basic techniques as stargazing and simple mathematics.