russia (federation)

Examines the history and current experiences of women in countries throughout the world, with emphasis on their achievements in diverse aspects, and their influence in the society under discussion.

Presents a brief biography of Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov that chronicles his life and work on human behavior and his 1904 Nobel Prize for physiology.

Describes what it would be like to travel through the Siberian wilderness in search of the legendary angel bird.

Follows the life of the Russian leader from his childhood through his rise to power and the present situation in his country.

A collection of fifteen essays that debate whether a cold war is beginning in twenty-first-century Afghanistan, and discusses Russia's influence, the impact of a cold war on the United States and other countries, and related topics.

Describes the historical and contemporary lives of Russian women, their religious, family, and public lives, and issues and controversies they face, and discusses the work of individual Russian women who have made a difference in their society or the world.

Jake Grafton, a Defense Intelligence agent, is dispatched to Moscow. His mission is to keep the twenty thousand nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union from getting on the black market, but there are many who would like to see him fail.

Chronicles Russia's efforts to recover and reassert itself as a world power after the financial collapse of 1998, describing how the region used its oil-based power to build a stronger, more stable government and economy.