russia (federation)

A history of Russia, from its founding in the waning years of the tenth century to its resurgence of wealth and power in the early years of the twenty-first, tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past.

Contains eighteen essays in which the authors debate the implications of NATO enlargement, arguing that bringing nations such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland into the alliance could prove to be a disaster for the U.S.

Explores how the culture, people, government, and traditions of Russia have changed in the years since the fall of Communism.

Provides a report on Russia's progress in creating a market economy in the 1990s, evaluates the impact of the crash of August 1998, and discusses the prospects for an economic recovery in Russia in the twenty-first century.

Surveys the geography, natural resources, daily life, food and drink, leisure and the arts, history, and famous sights and places of Russia.

Presents step-by-step directions for drawing the national flag, Winter Palace, matryoshka dolls, and other sights and symbols of Russia.

Sofia escapes from a Siberian labor camp in 1933 and sets out to honor a promise to find her friend Anna's lover Vasily, a passionate revolutionary, and after being nursed back to health by kind Gypsies, Sofia meets Mikhail Pashin, a man she could easily fall in love with if only she were sure he was not Vasily in disguise.

Former soccer star Lyza, her lover Boat, special investigator Palchikov, poet Antonina Korzinkina, and Yevtushenko himself work to keep Russia's fragile democracy alive in the face of the efforts of hard-line Communists to destroy it. Includes the historical figures of Gorbachev, Shevardnadze, and Yeltsin among the cast of characters.

Explores the history of Russia, from the break up of the Soviet Union to the early twenty-first century.

Collects twenty-six essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning Russia, debating the country's role in international politics, if it is moving toward democracy, the influence of Western culture, and its greatest challenges.