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"In the midst of running a long-shot political campaign, Democratic political consultant John Simon discovers a 100-year-old manuscript written by his grandfather Joseph--a brilliant young revolutionary whose exile to Siberia by the last czar of Russia is just the beginning of an extraordinary tale of survival, romance, and revolution. Return From Siberia chronicles not only the Simon family's relationship to each other and the past, but also the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Get the inside story on the famous fortress in the heart of Moscow that has withstood fires, invaders, and revolutions for almost seven hundred years. Lined by nineteen beautiful towers, the high walls of the Kremlin enclose colorful domed cathedrals, treasure-filled museums, and the Russian capitol. But this Moscow fortress has had its share of dark days. Follow along with author Deborah Hopkinson as she recounts the tales of spying, murder, missing...
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2010
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English
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After the fall of communism, Russia was in a state of shock. The sudden and dramatic change left many people adrift and uncertain—but also full of a tentative but tenacious hope. Returning again and again to the provincial hinterlands of this rapidly evolving country from 1992 to 2008, Susan Richards struck up some extraordinary friendships with people in the middle of this historical drama. Anna, a questing journalist, struggles to express...
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English
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From Tolstoy to Lenin, from Diaghilev to Stalin, The Empire Must Die is a tragedy of operatic proportions with a cast of characters that ranges from the exotic to utterly villainous, the glamorous to the depraved.
In 1912, Russia experienced a flowering of liberalism and tolerance that placed it at the forefront of the modern world: women were fighting for the right to vote in the elections for the newly empowered parliament, Russian art and culture...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller — What happened that night on Dead Mountain?
The mystery of Dead Mountain: In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident-unexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the...
8) Russia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Engaging images accompany information about Russia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8--
9) Russia
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 22 cm.
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English
10) Russia
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2008
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Photographs, maps, charts, and special features introduce children to the people, history, culture, geography, government, and economy of Russia.
12) Russia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Russia. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
13) Dead meat
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Mysterious Press
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[1994], c1993
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239 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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English
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Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the near abroad, or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years...
15) Inferno in Chechnya: the Russian-Chechen wars, the Al Qaeda myth, and the Boston Marathon bombings
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ForeEdge
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[2015?]
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xiii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Details the history behind the Russian treatment of Chechens, the series of wars, the actual role of Arab fighters, and the Boston Marathon bombers, who are profiled in the final chapter--Provided by publisher.
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English
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Portrait of the mid-size city of Chelyabinsk and how it is faring in the new Russia--
A revealing look into the lives of ordinary Russians. More than twenty years ago, the longtime NPR correspondent Anne GMore than twenty years ago, the longtime NPR correspondent Anne Garrels began to visit the region of Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow that is home to the Russian nuclear program. Her goal was to chart...
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2017.
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English
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Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first...
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A young narrator gives a first-person account of what it is like growing up as a young girl in contemporary Moscow, Russia--
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English
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In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its search for a new identity, telling the story through the country's troubled relationship with its Soviet past. Walker not only explains Vladimir Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts how Putin raised victory in World War II to the status of a national founding...
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