soviet union

Covers the history of Russia, from the origins of the Kievan State to the Russian Federation since 1991.

Discusses the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfomation of Russia into a modern, highly literate, urban society through the life stories of the country's baby boomer generation, using interviews from men and women who graduated from high school in 1967 from two magnet secondary schools that offered intensive instruction in English.

Examines the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes, describing how the killings were more widespread than many believed, and explores how those crimes influenced other events in modern history.

Discusses the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and the tensions between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.