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Commissar: War and Peace shines light on one of the forgotten “side quests” of the Paris Peace Conference — the secretive US diplomatic mission that both succeeded and failed beyond anyone’s wildest expectations, and shaped Russia’s relationship with the West for over a century, continuing to this day. At the end of February of 1919, […]

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Commissar: War and Peace contains several excerpts from The Cheka Weekly (Russian: Еженедельник Чрезвычайных Комиссий), a real publication that was created and published during the Russian Civil War (1918-22) by the V-Cheka in Moscow at Number 9 Lubyanka Street — less than a block away from the now infamous Cheka headquarters building in Lubyanka Square […]

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Commissar: War and Peace

The award-winning historical epic of the Russian Civil War continues with book 2 -- Commissar: War and Peace.

Winter, 1918. The guns of the Great War finally fall silent in Europe, and world leaders gather in Paris to ink new agreements and redraw the maps of the world. But to the east, Russia is ablaze—its history being written in blood as the ruthless civil war between Reds and Whites continues for the fate of the vast empire.

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The award-winning historical epic of the Russian Civil War continues with Commissar: War and Peace. Winter, 1918. The guns of the Great War finally fall silent in Europe, and world leaders gather in Paris to ink new agreements and redraw the maps of the world. But to the east, Russia is ablaze—its history being written […]

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Severed Echoes and Cold Trace are now available in second printing with new covers. Same twisty mysteries but now with a fresh look.

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The Commissar series is based largely on real historical events and people. The Russian Civil War and the accompanying Allied intervention in Russia were a complex period in history involving numerous participants with various motives and ideologies. Many primary and secondary historical sources have been consulted to ensure historical accuracy of the world, the characters […]

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The Commissar series is based largely on real historical events and people. The Russian Civil War and the accompanying Allied intervention in Russia were a complex period in history involving numerous participants with various motives and ideologies. Many primary and secondary historical sources have been consulted to ensure historical accuracy of the world, the characters and […]

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DV Chernov recently sat down with Cindy Hoedel of In Kansas City Magazine to chat about crime fiction, technology, the past, and the future. The April issue is now on the stands and online. In Conversation with D.V. Chernov by Cindy Hoedel His father is Ukrainian, his mother is Jewish, he was raised in Russia […]

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Severed Echoes was recently featured in the prestigious Midwest Book Review: “Original, riveting, and a fun read from cover to cover, “Severed Echoes” by DV Chernov is especially and unreservedly recommended for any and all fans of technothriller novels with a vigilante vengeance quest theme. Showcasing Chernov’s genuine flair for the kind of narrative driven […]

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San Diego, CA. March 31, 2025. The San Diego Jewish World recently featured a review of Severed Echoes, calling book 1 of Nick Severs Mysteries “engaging and delightful.” Read the feature here.

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