soviet union

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soviet union

The Genius Under the Table

Growing up behind the Iron Curtain

Living in Moscow

1980
Descriptions of the everyday life of Moscow.

Cold War

a student encyclopedia
2007
A comprehensive five-volume reference on the defining conflict of the second half of the 20th century, covering all aspects of the Cold War as it influenced events around the world.

The brothers Karamazov

1957
Based on Dostoyevsky's masterful story of greed, vindictiveness and lust, The Brothers Karamazov brings 19th-century Czarist Russia to life in a splendid dramatic production. With Yul Brynner and Claire Bloom.

The Charm School

1999
On a dark road deep inside Russia, a young American tourist picks up a most unusual passenger with an incredible secret. Poised against the very heartland of America is a vast and astounding KGB enterprise known as "The Charm School.".

The Khrushchev era, 1953-1964

seminar studies in history
1995
The death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 left a political vacuum. By 1957 that vacuum was filled by Nikita Khrushchev. He pushed for economic reforms and more accountability from Communist Party leaders. He wrongly believed that he could accomplish all this without fundamentally changing the system.

Ten days that shook the world

1977
An eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution by an American who observed it firsthand.
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