soviet union

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soviet union

The end of the line

the failure of communism in the Soviet Union and China
1990
Two countries where communism failed have lost their ideology and now face religion, sex, and corruption problems.

Toxic nightmare

ecocide in the USSR & Eastern Europe
1993
Conflicting views on environmental pollution in USSR and Eastern Europe.

Race into space

2007
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the competition between countries and private companies to explore space, discussing the American and Russian Space Race, how astronauts survive, various types of technology used by space explorers, and other related topics.

Marko the rich and Vasily the Unlucky

1974
In order to escape the prophecy that a new-born baby would deprive him of his fortune, Marko the Rich determines to destroy the child.

The twelve clever brothers and other fools

folktales from Russia
1979
Fourteen traditional folktales from the different peoples of Russia featuring both clever and silly fools.

Pampalche of the silver teeth

1976
A beautiful girl, in an effort to escape marriage to the Master of the Waters, journeys through the forest towards safety, only to be pursued by an evil witch.

A scythe, a rooster, and a cat

1981
Adaptation of a Russian folktale about three brothers who make their fortunes, one with a scythe, one with a rooster, and one with a cat.

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

1988
Follows the life of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, who became the first head of the Soviet state.

Peter and the wolf

1980
A musical tale with full-page color illustrations of the action, selections from the score, and pictures of the instruments that introduce each character.

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