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Contains English translations of four novels by Jewish novelist Ir?ne N?mirovsky, including "David Golder" in which a greedy businessman reevaluates his life after having a heart attack.

"Putin's willingness to use crushing violence against his supposed enemies--including even threats of nuclear strikes--makes him one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. This books explores Putin's life and legacy"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Russian hockey player Nikita Kucherov.

"Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia"--Provided by publisher.

As World War II draws to an end, Russian soldiers occupy Schwarz, Germany, bringing both friendships and hardship to the family of ten-year-old Fritz, whose grandfather was a Nazi sympathizer, and after they are forced to leave their farm, Fritz's mother and hired hand are arrested, leaving Fritz to fend for himself.

Ray Hockaday, a center in the Western Hockey League who holds a secret, is assigned to help his new teammate, a Russian named Vlad, get accustomed to Canada and soon finds that his companion holds a very dangerous secret of his own.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Russian immigrants.

Fifteen-year-old Ilya arrives in Louisiana from Russia to spend a year as an exchange student, but he worries about his brother Vladimir back home. He and Vladimir always dreamed about escaping to America but when Ilya was chosen, Vladimir disappeared. Then, just before Ilya left, Vladimir went to prison for the murders of three local women. His host family's teen daughter, Sadie, agrees to help Ilya prove Vladimir's innocence, and in the process Ilya learns just what Vladimir has done to protect him.

Believing Alexander to be dead, eighteen-year-old and pregnant Tatiana escapes Leningrad to America but soon comes to believe that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive so she goes to Germany to find him. Alexander, in the Soviet Union, is forced to lead troops through Europe where he is imprisoned. Alexander tries desperately to stay alive long enough to escape and find Tatiana.

Tatiana and Alexander have miraculously found one another in America after both of them fled their native Russia following World War II. Now they have a son, Anthony, and their love seems boundless; but the trials of the Cold War, in its infancy still, threaten to take away the peace that was already so fragile.