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"World War I and the Russian Revolution together shaped the twentieth century in profound ways ... Dominic Lieven connects the two events, providing both a history of the war's origins from a Russian perspective and an international history of why the revolution happened"--Back cover.

Examines how Ronald Reagan's June 12, 1987, speech in West Berlin helped end the Cold War, describing the events leading up to the speech as well as its aftermath and lasting impact on world power.

"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family"--Provided by the publisher.

Explores Russia, covering the history, culture, food, and more.

A collection of twenty-three short stories by Russian authors.

Explains how the Russias became the Russian empire and later the vast Soviet Union.

Story of four families covering 1800 years of Russian history.

"In the midst of running a long-shot political campaign, Democratic political consultant John Simon discovers a 100-year-old manuscript written by his grandfather Joseph--- a brilliant young revolutionary whose exile to Siberia by the last czar of Russia is just the beginning of an extraordinary tale of survival, romance, and revolution. .... chronicles not only the Simon family's relationship to each other and the past, but also the remarkable story of a young man who sacrificed everything for his political ideals"--Jacket flap.

Mirrors the turmoil of nineteeth-century Russia, denouncing both nihilists and revolutionaries.

Looks at the geography of Russia, focusing on the climate, natural resources, landscapes, and more.