Region: Russia

Materials from Russia

Teens in Russia

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

The Russian Federation has been an independent country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. For Russian teenagers, this change has presented many opportunities. At school, teens are learning about a history that the communist government tried to hide. In their free time, they are learning to express themselves in ways their parents [...]

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Breaking Stalin’s Nose

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

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Russia: The People

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

After years of unemployment and crushing inflation, Russians are looking to the future with hope of a new prosperity. This colorful revised edition takes a look at the new middle class and how the culture has been changing since the country

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Russia: The Land

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

This new revised edition of Russia: the Land takes a fresh look at this country’s transformation over the past century. Russia’s recent economic growth has had an impact on the environment and on the ways of life of its peoples.

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The Lost Crown

By Book Importer | Published: September 28, 2011

Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia–like the fingers on a hand, Tatiana the tallest, Anastasia the smallest, Maria the one most desperate for a ring. These are the daughters of the Tsar, the daughters of the last royal Russian family. Acclaimed author Sarah Miller writes with lyricism, criticism and true compassion as she tracks this loving [...]

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R Is for Russia

By Book Importer | Published: September 28, 2011

From Dacha to Winter Palace, from Easter Eggs to Kremlin, here is a photographic alphabet of everything we love best about Russia. The Russian Federation is a vast land of forests and steppes, deserts, rivers, lakes and big cities. Over centuries of splendour, revolution and change, our country has produced some of the greatest scientists, [...]

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Between Shades of Gray

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family. See the review at WOW Review, Volume 4, Issue 2

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Joy to the World!: Christmas Stories from around the Globe

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

All over the world, there is a wealth of fascinating traditions and legends surrounding the Christmas story. Here are five festive folk tales, retold by Saviour Pirotta, originating from places as far-flung as Mexico and the Middle East, Northern Europe and North Africa. Sheila Moxley’s vivid artwork adds to the seasonal spirit, making this a [...]

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Anastasia’s Secret

By Book Importer | Published: June 28, 2011

“Will I never see you again either?” I asked, feeling as though I was about to jump off a high mountain peak and hope to land without hurting myself. That’s how impossible everything seemed at that moment, no matter what I did. “Perhaps we will meet again,” Sasha said, softening his voice. “But you must see [...]

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Folk Tales From The Soviet Union: The Russian Federation

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011
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