soviet union

Text and photos record the conditions and experiences of German soldiers on the battle front with Russia.

Provides an overview of the Soviet coup in August 1991 combined with photographs of the event.

Follows the history of czarist Russia from the foundation of the Russian state at Kiev in the mid-800s to the end of Romanov rule.

Jonah, thirteen, and Katherine, eleven, travel through time to 1918 Russia just as Alexei, Anastasia, and the rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family is about to be executed. Author's note includes facts about the Romanov's and the mystery surrounding their deaths.

Left behind when his family is arrested by soldiers during the dark days following the Bolshevik Revolution, twelve-year-old Alex falls in with a gang of other desperate homeless children, but never loses his hope for a better life.

Contains over one hundred archival photographs, color maps, and illustrations depicting the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and the rise of Communism under Lenin.

Contains forty groups of essays, each of which includes an overview of an issue related to the Cold War, followed by two opposing opinions.

Explores why the Cold War ended, including such reasons as the changing relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, economic problems, and the increase in nuclear weaponry worldwide.