russia

Explains how the Russias became the Russian empire and later the vast Soviet Union.

Story of four families covering 1800 years of Russian history.

"In the midst of running a long-shot political campaign, Democratic political consultant John Simon discovers a 100-year-old manuscript written by his grandfather Joseph--- a brilliant young revolutionary whose exile to Siberia by the last czar of Russia is just the beginning of an extraordinary tale of survival, romance, and revolution. .... chronicles not only the Simon family's relationship to each other and the past, but also the remarkable story of a young man who sacrificed everything for his political ideals"--Jacket flap.

Mirrors the turmoil of nineteeth-century Russia, denouncing both nihilists and revolutionaries.

Looks at the geography of Russia, focusing on the climate, natural resources, landscapes, and more.

Covers the history of the Russian Revolution, from the elimination of the Czar family, through the rise of Communist government headed by Lenin and Stalin, and with a discussion of recent events of the collapse of Communism.

An English translation of Leo Tolstoy's classic epic novel about the lives of five aristocratic families in Moscow and St. Petersburg against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 to 1814.

"In 1917 Russia, seventeen-year-old Katya joins the first all-female battalion to fight the Germans, but she soon finds that patriotism alone won't help her survive the realities of war"--Provided by publisher.

In Tolstoy's masterpiece, the gorgeous Anna Karenina is married to a significant government minister but falls in love with a prosperous army officer named Count Vronsky. Frantic for truth and significance in life, Anna recklessly defies the norms of Russian society, often smoking opium with her lover as she abandons her son and husband. Damned and detested by her peers, Anna finds herself increasingly jealous and unfulfilled.

Looks at the culture of Russia, focusing on the performing and visual arts, architecture, literature, and more.