Cultural Region/Russian
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Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
$17.99 Read more“Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes.”–Wall Street Journal
“An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role.”–School Library Journal, sta… [more below]- Author: Snyder, Laurel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: August 18 2015
- ISBN10: 1452118906
- Language: English
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Varenka
$19.95 Read moreA story of friendship and faith.
Varenka lives contently in her cottage in the woods, until passersby warn her that war has broken out. Pack up a bundle and come along with us. But Varenka can’t leave- Author: Watts, Bernadette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0735845077
- Language: English
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Babushka Baba Yaga
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say.
Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga- Author: Polacco, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 25 1999
- ISBN10: 069811633X
- Language: English
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Joseph Stalin (a Wicked History)
$5.95 Add to cartExplore the life of Joseph Stalin.
The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous,… [more below]
- Series: Wicked History
- Author: McCollum, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0531223558
- Language: English
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Russia For Kids: People, Places and Cultures – Children Explore The World Books
$14.99 Add to cartLet’s visit Russia without leaving the comforts of home. Yes, it’s possible through this educational book. You will get to learn about the country, its people, and its rich history and traditional as … [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1683056213
- Language: English
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Stalin’s Last Crime: The Plot Against the Jewish Doctors, 1948-1953
$18.99 Add to cartA new investigation, based on previously unseen KGB documents, reveals the startling truth behind Stalin’s last great conspiracy.
On January 13, 1953, a stunned world learned that a vast conspiracy had
- Author: Brent, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0060933100
- Language: English
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Russia: Myths and Realities
$27.95 Read moreAn expert historian and former ambassador to Moscow unlocks fact from fiction to reveal what lies at the root of the Russian story.
Churchill remarked that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery insi- Author: Braithwaite, Rodric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362886
- Language: English
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Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia and North Korea
$34.99 Add to cartHistory didn’t end. Democracy didn’t triumph. America’s leading role in the world is no longer assured. Instead, autocrats and populist strongmen are on the rise, and the global order established afte… [more below]
- Author: Stallard, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0197575358
- Language: English
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Soviet Cities: Labour, Life & Leisure
$34.95 Read moreThe Soviet dream of modernist architecture for all, portrayed on the brink of its erasure
In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not be
- Author: Kotov, Arseniy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1916218415
- Language: English
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Russian in 10 Minutes a Day: Language Course for Beginning and Advanced Study. Includes Workbook, Flash Cards, Sticky Labels, Menu Guide, Software,
$44.95 Read more“RUSSIAN in 10 minutes a day” is a complete, hands-on language learning experience! Interactive computer Sticky Labels, Flash Cards and special activities add a fun twist and you’ll learn faster than … [more below]
- Series: 10 Minutes a Day
- Author: Kershul, Kristine K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 1931873348
- Language: English
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The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia’s Most Brutal Serial Killer
$19.99 Add to cartThe shocking true story of the Russian serial killer who brutally murdered more than fifty victims–and evaded capture for over a decade.
By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial ki- Author: Conradi, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1504040163
- Language: English
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Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest
$42.00 Add to cartFrom renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world — and increased Russia’s status on the global stage.
How did Russia manage to em… [more below]- Author: Stent, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1455533025
- Language: English
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From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union
$21.95 Add to cart2019 Foreword Indies Award, Gold
In the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the late twentieth century was a time of unprecedented hope for dem
2020 Independent Book Publishers Awards, Bronze Medal- Author: Cengel, Katya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1640125728
- Language: English
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The Church’s Unholy War
$25.00 Add to cartHow did religion contribute to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Heated disputes and alienation among Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia contributed to Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas in 20… [more below]
- Author: Denysenko, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: May 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1666748153
- Language: English
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The Road to Ukraine: How the West Lost Its Way
$32.99 Add to cartRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is the latest chapter in a series of events that have their origins in World War One. The difficult existential questions that emerged before and during this conflict stil… [more below]
- Series: de Gruyter Disruptions #2
- Author: Furedi, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 113
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 3110996944
- Language: English
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Eastern Europe!, 2nd Edition: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does
$29.95 Add to cart100 ratings (4.6/5) on Amazon for the first edition: The long-awaited new edition of the acclaimed, first-ever comprehensive, informative, and entertaining history of Eastern Europe in English–thorou
- Author: Jankowski, Tomek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 742
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 0997316926
- Language: English
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The Shaman’s Coat: A Native History of Siberia
$13.00 Add to cartThe fascinating history of an unknown people
A vivid mixture of history and reporting, The Shaman’s Coat tells the story of some of the world’s least-known peoples-the indigenous tribes of Siberia. Ru… [more below]
- Author: Reid, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0802776760
- Language: English
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Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
$17.00 Add to cartA Washington Post Best Book of 2001, Scourge provides a definitive account of the dramatic story of smallpox by a leading “expert on biological and chemical weapons” (The New York Times). Jonathan B. … [more below]
- Author: Tucker, Jonathan B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0802139396
- Language: English
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The Origins of the Slavic Nations: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
$35.00 Add to cartThis book documents developments in the countries of eastern Europe, including the rise of authoritarian tendencies in Russia and Belarus, as well as the victory of the democratic ‘Orange Revolution’ … [more below]
- Author: Plokhy, Serhii
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 19 2010
- ISBN10: 0521155118
- Language: English
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Conduct of War PB
$21.99 Add to cartThe Conduct of War is the study of the way in which political and economical changes since the French Revolution have altered both the techniques and the aims of war, and its theme is that war which i… [more below]
- Series: Quality Paperbacks Series
- Author: Fuller, J. F. C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0306804670
- Language: English
