soviet union

Chronicles the Czarist Russian Empire in the 1800s, the birth of Bolshevism, events leading to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the development of new political structures in its aftermath.

Personal anecdotes provide a unique understanding of how people confronted and interpreted life under Soviet communism.

A biography that emphasizes Stalin's role in the creation and evolution of the Soviet Union from his arrival in Vienna in 1913 where he was sent by Lenin, through civil war and his rise to power, World War II, and the Cold War.

Diary of the American writer's travels through the Soviet Union in 1927-28, revealing his impressions, discussions, and dialogues with leading Soviet citizens including Bukharin and Eisenstein.

Describes the events that precipitated the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and analyzes the steps taken by President Kennedy to avert the threat to the security of the western hemisphere.

In nineteenth-century Russia, betrayed by a fellow Jew, sixteen-year-old Aaron is taken by officers of the Czar and forced into military service.

In Leningrad in 1941, when Russia and Germany are at war, fourteen-year-old Georgi vows to help his family and his city during the terrible siege.

Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, government, natural resources, people, and culture of the world's largest country that covers almost one sixth of all the land on earth.