russia

Traces the history of revolutionary Russia through primary source documents, revealing the events that occurred between 1917 and the 1930s, and including news articles, government documents, memoirs, diaries, photographs, and facsimiles.

Explores the geographical/ethnographic background, and cultural history of Russia and the former Soviet Union, and features a tour of modern-day regions. Includes a chronological table, over forty maps, and illustrations.

Presents biographies of some prominent Russians including Alexander Nevsky, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Peter Tchaikovsky.

Chronicles the life of eighteenth-century Russian empress Catherine the Great, covering such aspects as her difficult early years of marriage, her fierce ambition, and the political intrigue that shaped her reign.

Describes the resultant physical and mental depletion after a student in St. Petersburg murders an old woman, a money lender, and her sister.

Photographs and text provide an historical overview of the experiences of women in Russian society, discussing their participation in various fields and profiling the lives of significant women.

A biography of Ivan IV, the Terrible, the first Russian ruler to use the title Czar and who ranks as an outstanding ruler though he committed great cruelties.

A narrative portrait of Russia's bloodiest czar, driven mad with the delirium of his devine right to power.

Text and lavish photographs present the treasures of the Rurik and Romanov dynasties in Russia.