The Zen of Active Directory. How to comprehend?

Question

Active Directory

The essence of the question is in the title. It is the readable that interests me, because the video views are not particularly (in my case). For example, there is a wonderful series of articles on networks (including video) on networks on Habré Networks for the smallest (not advertising). Whether there is something similar on AD?
There is little I can do, raise a domain there, manage accounts / computers, which is actually done for work. While other tasks are not planned, but I want to learn some subtleties.

Answer 1

You need to start from the basics (and this is 2000-2003) - here I can advise the books of Fedor Zubanov, they are in Russian.
Next, you need to go through the entire chain of changes and improvements that occurred in 2008/2008R2 - here I can only advise a series of books "windows server 2008 resources", they are again in Russian + there is a huge amount of literature in English
There is a series of reports on 2012/2012R2 on TechDays (Konstantin Leontiev) and tons of literature
PS Well, the most valuable advice - Read TechNet and literature in the original (in English)

Answer 2

Take and do, at the same time google and read books, which have already been recommended above. Any item in isolation from the rest is almost completely useless.

Answer 3

Forget reading - this is for schoolchildren. Do first, read later. Set an actual task, raise a virtual network, two virtual machines will be enough, a server and a client. Experiment!

Answer 4

HELL consists of several LDAP Kerberos products, etc.
It is necessary to read about them and then it will become clear how HELL works
PS I would not start with the "basics" or with the creation of a computer ;-) (lovers of necrophilia may not agree with me)
For example: teach python 2 years in 10 there will be no point at all

Answer 5

I can advise the video of Roman Kraul, but this is WS 2003