The author relates how he and his Moscow family rescued Martha, a crow with a broken wing, and how she joined their household.
Russia
Materials from Russia
L’chaim: The Story Of A Russian
A unique photographic essay captures the world of a twelve-year-old Jewish boy whose family emigrated from the former Soviet Union in search of religious freedom.
The Three Questions
Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: “When is the best time to do things?” “Who is the most important?” and “What is the right thing to do?”
The Three Questions has been discussed in My Take/Your Take for January 2021.
Sovietrek: A Journey By Bicycle Across Russia
Chronicles the experiences of the team composed of two American and two Soviet bikers as they made their 124 day and 7,353 mile bicycle trek through Russia.
An Innocent Soldier
A sixteen-year-old farmhand is tricked into fighting in the Napoleonic Wars by the farmer for whom he works, who secretly substitutes him for the farmer’s own son.
Teenage Refugees From Russia Speak Out
Introduces the history and political situation in Russia, and presents a variety of young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country.
More Russian Picture Tales
Retells ten traditional folk tales about the animals and peasants of the Russian countryside.
The Nose
After disappearing from the Deputy Inspector’s face, his nose shows up around town before returning to its proper place. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol.
Annie– Anya: A Month In Moscow
The Moscow Circus notwithstanding, five-year-old Annie feels alone and homesick in a strange land until she meets Anya, who teaches Annie her first Russian words and introduces her to the warmth and generosity of the Russian people.
Four Steps to Death
A million people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, one of the worst battles in history, and the intertwined stories of three people, each told in third person, offer a human-scale account of the cataclysm.