soviet union

Examines the causes, events, aftermath, and historical significance of the 1917 revolution in Russia.

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.

Introduces the world's largest country, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Focuses on the history, geography, ethnic groups, arts, government, and people of the Soviet Union.

Describes the conditions in Russia that led people to immigrate to the United States and what their daily lives are like in their new home.

A frantic young bride is accidentally married to a snow covered stranger seeking shelter from a Russian winter storm.

Chronicles Ronald Reagan's history of opposition to and activism against communism, arguing that his motivation for becoming involved in politics was to bring about an end to communist regimes, and looks at what Reagan did as president of the United States to bring down the Soviet Union.

A collection of essays, mostly by U.S. foreign policy makers in the Reagan administration, examines the Reagan administration's contribution to the end of the Cold War, ten years after.