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Trotsky

a graphic biography
2009
A graphic novel that depicts the controversial life of Leon Trotsky, a Bolshevik and Marxist theorist, describing his involvement in the Russian Revolution, his multiple imprisonments and exiles, and related topics.

The Winter Palace

a novel of Catherine the Great
2012
Sophie, a playful teenager, sent to the Russian court with one destiny, to marry the Empress's nephew, but she has bigger plans and she calls on Varvara to be her trusted servant and spy as Sophie rises to become Catherine the Great.

Alix and Nicky

the passion of the last tsar and tsarina
2012
A study of the marriage of the last Russian tsar and tsarina offers psychological insights into their relationship and covers the Empress's ill health, their relationship with confidante Ania Vyrubova, and their reliance on the infamous Rasputin.

War and peace

2006
An English translation of Leo Tolstoy's classic epic novel about the lives of five aristocratic families in Moscow and St. Petersburg against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 to 1814.

Crime and punishment

2004
Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions. Includes a selection of study aids.

Marc Chagall

1989
An illustrated account of Chagall's life with images in all of his diverse styles and media.

Enchantment

2000
American graduate student Ivan Smetski, haunted by the vision of a sleeping princess he believes he saw as a ten-year-old boy while exploring the Carpathian forest, returns to his native land to investigate and, with one kiss, is drawn into a world that vanished a thousand years earlier.

The night journey

1986
A young girl ignores her parents' wishes and persuades her great-grandmother to relate the story of her escape from czarist Russia.

The tale of the Firebird

2002
When Prince Ivan sets out to find the Firebird for his father the tsar, he must complete a series of tasks before obtaining the Firebird and winning the hand of a beautiful princess.

The frog princess

1984
Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the Czar is astounded to learn that the frog is really a beautiful princess.

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