A biography of Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected head of state in Russian history, focusing on his accomplishments in post-Communist Russia, including the introduction of a free-market economy and private property.
Volume one in a series of instructional books that outline the Russian method of chess development, beginning with a lesson on how to learn to play chess in one hour, and discussing opening, middlegame, and engame strategies.
Examines the experience of teens in Russia, looking at a typical day, what happens in school, family life, holidays, work, and entertainment. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a historical time line.
Figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva writes her daughter Daria a letter that discusses her family's strengths, her love for her late husband, her dreams for Daria's future, and her love for Russia; includes pictures and illustrations.
Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Russia and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Easter, Pancake Week, and Fish Harvest. Includes recipes.
A short biography of nineteenth-century Russian scientist and chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev that profiles his life and works which included his formation of the Periodic Table of the Elements that forms the foundation for all advances in chemistry.
A children's story drawn from the memoirs of famous dancer Anna Pavlova in which she shares her love of ballet, and describes what it was like to see Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" performed onstage.
