1917-1991, soviet union

A history of the Cold War, focusing on the final years of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union, beginning with the replacement of Nikita Khruschev by Leonid Brezhnev, and highlighting significant people, places, and events on both sides of the hostilities.

This docudrama looks at Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, and his encounters with the Nazis, Churchill and Roosevelt and their impact on World War II. Includes documentary footage, dramatic reconstruction and interviews.

"Examines how the history, geography, and culture of the region impacted the formation and dissolution of the Soviet Union"--Amazon.

The Cold War was a time of ultimate technological military and political competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Proxy wars were fought between countries supported by one of the two superpowers of the United States or the Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union put their powers to the test in the arms race and the space race. This book describes how the landscape of war was forever changed as these formidable forces pursued political power through technology and weapons.

"The Soviet Night Witches flew over 30,000 missions in planes made of almost nothing more than plywood and canvas ... [This book teaches young readers] about the origin of the... women who flew these missions and were indispensable to the war effort in WWII"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1946 . . . linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation's military and atomic secrets. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage--the atomic bomb"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a comprehensive, in-depth biography of Vladimir Lenin that offers a political and personal portrait of the twentieth-century Russian leader. Describes his upbringing and early years; his exile in Europe; his return to Petrograd in 1917 to lead the first communist revolution in history; his brutal and deadly dictatorship; and his final days. Draws on Lenin's personal papers that are now available.

Looks at nearly five decades of global history, using both new footage, interviews, and archival footage from all over the world to include historically important, and often emotionally stunning, images, many never before seen by an international audience.

While Imperial Russia boils with rebellion, Natalya's love and heir to the Russian throne, Alexei Romanov, tells her of a magical Faberge egg hidden in the Winter Palace that will ensure the Romanovs' place on the throne, and Natalya's place as tsarina next to Alexei. But when the Reds raid the palace, the egg disappears. Natalya must find the egg to save Alexei, her country, and her future.

When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection but it may also be his way out if he can believe in and love another person--and himself.