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1) Russia
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Description
"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Russia"--Provided by publisher.
3) Russia
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Publications
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
v. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 20 cm.
4) Russia
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (chiefly colored), colored maps ; 23 cm
Description
Russia, a new title in the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook series, showcases the best of this diverse country, from the majestic cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg to the sandy beaches of the Baltic Coast and from the lush Volga delta to the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains.
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 23
Description
"Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world's most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
vii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha's brilliant work provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Focuses on the author's years as a journalist in Russia and personal stories by everyday people to examine the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries, offering insight into apparent paradoxes in Russian culture, policies, and politics.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
ix, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Description
Based on interviews with Putin's friends, foes, and colleagues; government officials; business tycoons; mobsters; and ordinary citizens, offers an account of the Russian president's rule and the impending crisis that threatens his regime.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxv, 661 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
Description
"La Nijinska is the first biography of twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer. Overshadowed in life and legend by her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska had a far longer and more productive career. An architect of twentieth-century neoclassicism, she experienced the transformative power of the Russian Revolution and created her greatest work--Les noces--under the influence of its avant-garde. Many of her ballets rested on...
Author
Description
"Politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle have accused Russia of interfering with our elections and our intelligence agencies. But the war Russia is waging against America is very different from anything you have heard in the press, as Russian-born U.S. intelligence expert Rebekah Koffler reveals. In her new book, Koffler details how Vladimir Putin is orchestrating a wide-ranging, multi-faceted campaign to retake his country's role as a...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xii, 515 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Hailed for her "fearless indictment of the most powerful man in Russia" (The Wall Street Journal), award-winning journalist Masha Gessen is unparalleled in her understanding of the events and forces that have wracked her native country in recent times. In The Future Is History, she follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren...
18) Tsar: a thriller
Author
Series
Alexander Hawke thrillers volume 5
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
501 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Description
Swashbuckling counter spy Alex Hawke is the only man, both Americans and the Brits agree, who can stop the madness created by the new Russia and its new Tsar, who is pulling strings and pulling them hard.
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 4
Description
When a set of priceless paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt go missing in Russia, the Kidd siblings head to St. Petersburg and the wild Arctic tundra to find the bad guys and locate the treasure.
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