russia

An examination of the Russian Revolution, from 1917 to 1945, exploring questions of why the tsarist regime unraveled, why the Bolsehviks came to power, how Stalin was able to gain leadership of the ruling party, and how his regime should be assessed.

A novel based on the life of children's book author Arthur Ransome, who left his home, his wife, and daughter and fell in love with Russia and a Russian woman and was suspected, by both sides, of being a spy.

Presents the love story of Nicolas Cheremeteff, a wealthy noblemen, and Praskovia, a serf who became a great opera singer.

An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.

Aleksandr Shozhenitsyn recounts four decades of oppression in the Soviet Union, describing how the government tried to control every aspect of Russian society.

Chronicles the life of Alexandra Romanov, the last Russian tsarina, and discusses why she is often blamed for her family's downfall.

Grishka has grown up in the closed world of a puppet theater in Russia, but now that world seems to be falling apart - his best friend needs an operation, financial difficulties are forcing people out, his homosexual friend Sam, the jester, is leaving for Holland and Grishka no longer knows what role he himself is playing.

The four Romanov sisters were the Princess Dianas of their day. They were the most photographed and the most talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. Over the years their tragic end has overshadowed their true selves. The contents of this book, taken from diaries and letters written to their friends and family, show that the girls were intelligent, sensitive, and perceptive witnesses to the dark turmoil within their immediate family and the ominous approach of the Russian Revolution.

Presents a picture book biography of Russian painter Vasily Kandinsky and how his first paint box ever given to him got him started on his prolific art career.

In 1945 Russia, those who own German shepherds are considered traitors, but thirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family are determined to keep the dog a dying man brought them, while his classmate Katia strives to learn his secret.