soviet union

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soviet union

Russians and others

conversations with 12 Soviet citizens about change
1991
Conversations with Soviet citizens in three different regions on the topics of change in personal freedom and economic life style.

Gorbachev

1986

Stalking the red bear

the true story of a U.S. Cold War submarine's covert operations against the Soviet Union
2009
The untold story of a covert submarine espionage operation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as experienced by the commanding officer of an active submarine. Few individuals outside the intelligence and submarine communities then knew anything about these top-secret missions, now known as the U.S. Navy's "silent service." Cloaking itself in virtual invisibility to avoid detection, the USS Blackfin went sub vs. sub, deep within Soviet-controlled waters north of the Arctic Circle, where the risks were extraordinarily high and anything could happen.--From publisher description.

The Battle of Stalingrad

1997
Describes the events surrounding the crucial World War II battle in which Stalin's troops repulsed the Nazi invaders of the Soviet Union.

Cosmonauts in orbit

the story of the Soviet manned space program
1972
Traces the development of Russia's space program and provides biographical material on the cosmonauts.

Why the cock crows three times

a folk tale from Russia
1980
Retells a Russian folktale in which the cock lends his beautiful tail to the peacock who runs off with it and leaves the cock crowing.

The lazies

tales of the peoples of Russia
1973

The wolf of the Kremlin

1987
A portrait of Lazar Kaganovich, who personally supervised the purges in the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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