1917-1991, soviet union

Describes the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union.

Chronicles the history of Russia from the tenth century to the post-Soviet period, discussing the country's social, economic, and political changes and crises.

Robert Kennedy recounts the details of his brother's direction of the American response to the Cuban missile crisis.

Fifteen-year-old Derek, son of the recently deceased American ambassador to the Soviet Union, decides to smuggle a Russian dissident's daughter out of Moscow and achieves a greater understanding of himself, his principles, and his deep-seated feelings for his father.

An intimate account of the last of the Romanovs and the fall of Imperial Russia--Cover.

Examines the life of the daughter of the czar who ruled during the Russian Revolution and discusses the question of whether she escaped or was killed along with the rest of her family.

On a visit to promote friendship and understanding between Soviets and Americans, a young boy from Atlanta, Georgia observes life in the Soviet republic of Georgia.

A history of the Soviet Union which begins with the conditions leading up to the revolution of 1917 and concludes with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between German and Russian forces in 1942, when the Russians successfully defended Stalingrad and won their first offensive campaign of World War II.