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Chronicles the events of 1929 to 1933 in the Ukraine when Stalin's Soviet Communist Party killed or deported millions of peasants; abolished privately held land and forced the remaining peasantry into "collective" farms; and inflicted impossible grain quotas on the peasants that resulted in mass starvation.

British novelist Martin Amis describes the harsh realities--including slave labor and famine--of the Soviet Union in the early and mid-twentieth century, and examines the beliefs of Communist apologists of the West, including his father and his own peers at Oxford.

Chekhov's last play, written in 1904, tells the story of an aristocratic Russian family that struggles to maintain their status in a changing world as they are faced with the prospect of selling the family estate to a land developer in order to pay off their debts.

Memoirs of five Russian revolutionaries of the 19th century.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.

In nineteenth-century Russia, the wife of an important government official loses her family and social status when she chooses the love of Count Vronsky over a passionless marriage.

A hilarious retelling of the famous Russian folktale of the turnip that grows and grows and grows. Simple vocabulary, lots of repetition, and quirky illustrations add to its appeal.

Examines the life of nineteenth-century Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergey Rachmaninoff, and provides a critical assessment of his career.

A comprehensive account of the life and career of Sergei Prokofiev, the Russian composer who is considered one of the most significant composers of the twentieth century.