Provides a portrait of the people of Russia as they rebuild their country in the aftermath of forty years of communist rule. Includes interviews with citizens and officials, history of the country, maps, photographs, and a chronicle of key events.
Examines the people, religion, environmental problems, politics, culture, history, and geography of Russia, emphasizing its transition, since 1991, from a communist to a free nation.
Looks at the past, present, and future of all the newly independent nations of the former Soviet Union, with a chronology of events leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union.
