1917-1991, soviet union

This book describes the Cuban missile crisis, explaining the thoughts and reactions of President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.

Looks at nearly five decades of global history, using both new footage, interviews, and archival footage from all over the world to include historically important, and often emotionally stunning, images, many never before seen by an international audience.

Describes the resultant physical and mental depletion after a student in St. Petersburg murders an old woman, a money lender, and her sister.

Describes the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, and argues that what most people think about the occupation is wrong, explaining how the Russian conscripts suffered badly from mismanagement and strategic errors, but they were never defeated on the battlefield, and withdrew in good order.

An account of the "Doctor's Plot" that persecuted Jews in the Soviet Union.

Conversations with Soviet citizens in three different regions on the topics of change in personal freedom and economic life style.

Introduces the land, history, people, government, and culture of the largest country in the world.

Discusses the geography, history, economy, family and school life, customs, and other aspects of life in the Soviet Union and examines the experiences of Soviet emigrants in the United States.

Story of four families covering 1800 years of Russian history.