Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gorbachev/Yeltsin Gorbachev/Yeltsin Stuart A. Kallen Examines the events in the Soviet Union during the time of Gorbachev and Yeltsin, including the failed coup of 1991 and the collapse of the Union itself. OL15042025W
Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova Heather Feldman A biography of the Russian astronaut who was the first woman in space. OL16027110W
The Endless Steppe The Endless Steppe Esther Rudomin Hautzig During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the f… OL270319W
Leningrad Leningrad Trudy J. Hanmer Describes life in the Russian city of Leningrad during World War II. OL2970945W
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin David Downing Follows the life of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, who became the first head of the Soviet state. OL3500922W
The Soviet Union The Soviet Union Cecilia Fannon A survey of this huge country during a process of change as the ethnic regions within it pull away from the central force of the government. OL4077784W
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Charles R. Bennett An account of the life and times of this leader who is promoting reform in the Soviet Union. OL4126377W
The land and people of the Soviet Union The land and people of the Soviet Union William George Andrews Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of the Soviet Union. OL4444106W
A primary source guide to Russia A primary source guide to Russia Christopher Blomquist Text and photographs depict the history, government, culture, and traditions of Russia, the largest country in the world. OL6030119W
The Cold War The Cold War Josepha Sherman Chronicles the Cold War, from its origins in the Soviet Revolution as the twentieth century began to the collapse of the Soviet Union as the century closed. OL742376W
Daily life in ancient and modern Moscow Daily life in ancient and modern Moscow Patricia Toht A historical exploration of events and daily life in Moscow in both ancient and modern times. OL7795847W
Count Your Way Through Russia Count Your Way Through Russia James Haskins,Vera Mednikov,James Haskins,Vera Polovko-Mednikov Presents the numbers one through ten in Russian, using each number to introduce concepts about the Soviet Union and Russian culture. OL7987009W