russia

Examines the experience of teens in Russia, looking at a typical day, what happens in school, family life, holidays, work, and entertainment. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a historical time line.

Presents the script for an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's drama "Three Sisters, " the story of three women who dream of escaping from their dull lives and marriages in a small provincial garrison town to the far more exciting Moscow.

Rachel ignores her parents' wishes and persuades her great-grandmother to relate the story of her escape from czarist Russia.

Lev Kolokol looks back on events surrounding his dissident father's arrest by the KGB, his subsequent trial for treason, and efforts to win his release.

Brief text and illustrations discuss the politics and economy of the 19th century, revolutionary groups, World War I, 1917, and the Soviet State.