The first volume will be out in September 2012 and cover the year 1916.

The first volume will cover 1933 and come out in January 2013.

Five more volumes, due next year, will cover the rest of the country.

The final volume covers history from the late 18th century to early 2008.

A second volume, covering the period 1945-1949, was published in 2003.

The first volume, covering the years 1932-1935, appeared in 2007.

Each volume covers a given time period and has an index.

Each volume in the series covers a decade of Russian history.

The second volume, covering the tortured years up to 1978, is expected by the end of this year.

The second volume, covering years from 1923 to 1925, is scheduled to be published in the fall of 2013.