Murrell Kathleen Berton

DK Eyewitness Books: russia/ Kathleen Berton Murrell - United States of America - 61 pages: illustrations,maps 27 cm

Includes index

Early Russia---A varied land--Peoples of Russia--Wealth of a nation---A life of serfdom--Orthodox religion--Rule of the tsars--Empire building--Life at court--City of domes--Palaces of St.Petersburg--Bolshevik Revolution--The Civil War--The rise of Stalin--Soviet Russia--Rail and industry--Science pioneers--Media and communications--Famous writers--Art and icons--Music and dance---Crafts and traditions--Childhood---National pastimes---Annual festivals--The new Russia

An overview of the land ,people,history and culture of Russia from its earliest days to the present..

0789458810 0789458802


Russia-History-Juvenile literature
Soviet Union-History-Juvenile literature
Russia(Federation) History

947 / M96