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Eyewitness: Russia

Eyewitness: Russia
Discover the turbulent past of this vast land — from empire and communist superpower to today’s federation.

Here is a visually stunning introduction to the fascinating and diverse land of Russia. Superb color photographs of costumes, crafts, jewels and palaces offer a unique “eyewitness” view of Russia and the lives of its inhabitants through the ages. See a Mongol warrior’s imposing suit of armor, the stunning diamond-encrusted crown jewels, beautifully painted wooden crafts, and the spectacular architecture of Russia’s most famous cities. Learn about the sinister secret police, how religious icons are restored to their former glory, about the opulent and extravagant life-styles of the tsars, why the peasant, Pugachev, was locked up in a cage, and about the revolutionary Bolsheviks. Discover the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church, the 13th-century paper made of birch bark, what happens inside a banya, the great tradition of tea drinking, and much, much more!

Author: Kathleen Berton Murrell
Hardcover: 64 pages
Company: DK CHILDREN (2000-06-01)
ISBN: 0789458802
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Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Russia.

Russia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Russia (Country Abcs)
Russia ABCs Book

Author: Berge, Ann
Paperback: 32 pages
Company: Picture Window Books (2004-01)
ISBN: 1404803602
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Putin’s Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy
Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy

A searing portrait of a country in disarray, and of the man at its helm, from “the bravest of journalists” (The New York Times)

Hailed as “a lone voice crying out in a moral wilderness” (New Statesman), Anna Politkovskaya made her name with her fearless reporting on the war in Chechnya. Now she turns her steely gaze on the multiple threats to Russian stability, among them President Putin himself.

Putin’s Russia depicts a far-reaching state of decay. Politkovskaya describes an army in which soldiers die from malnutrition, parents must pay bribes to recover their dead sons’ bodies, and conscripts are even hired out as slaves. She exposes rampant corruption in business, government, and the judiciary, where everything from store permits to bus routes to court appointments is for sale. And she offers a scathing condemnation of the ongoing war in Chechnya, where kidnappings, extrajudicial killings, rape, and torture are begetting terrorism rather than fighting it.

Sounding an urgent alarm, Putin’s Russia is both a gripping portrayal of a country in crisis and the testament of a great and intrepid reporter.

Author: Anna Politkovskaya
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Holt Paperbacks (2007-01-09) (2007-01-09)
ISBN: 0805082506
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A History of Modern Russia: From Nicholas II to Vladimir Putin

Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Twentieth-Century Russia through 2002, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition also discusses continuing economic and social difficulties at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the military campaign in Chechnya, and Russia’s reduced role on the world stage.

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Author: Robert Service
Paperback: 659 pages
Company: Harvard University Press (2005-03-01)
ISBN: 067401801X
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From Russia with Love (James Bond Novels)
Every major foreign government organization has a file on British secret agent James Bond. Now, Russia’s lethal SMERSH organization has targeted him for elimination. SMERSH has the perfect bait in the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, who lures 007 to Istanbul promising the top-secret Spektor cipher machine. But when Bond walks willingly into the trap, a game of cross and double-cross ensues, with Bond both the stakes and the prize.

Author: Ian Fleming
Paperback: 272 pages
Company: Penguin (Non-Classics) (2002-12-31)
ISBN: 0142002070
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