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From Siberia to St. Petersburg, tsarist Russia continues to crumble. The noble house of Fedorcenko, however, has much to rejoice in: the marriage of Princess Katrina, the anticipation of a new baby, and the return of Prince Sergei. But even as they celebrate, rebel forces are at work to overthrow the tsar—and the house of Fedorcenko as well.
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As the war in the Balkans nears its end, Prince Sergei Fedorcenko returns to St. Petersburg and to his love, Anna Burenin, whose brother, Paul, has joined the revolutionaries. Torn between love for her family and devotion to the Fedorcenkos, Anna's faith is her only comfort as she tries to keep those closest to her—and all of Russia—from becoming a house divided.
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Amid the turbulence of prerevolutionary Russia, the lives of two families become inextricably entwined. When Anna Burenin leaves her tiny village to work in St. Petersburg, she is thrust into the life of the spoiled Princess Katrina Fedorcenko. Soon both peasant and princess will face the prospect of their beloved Russia being torn apart.
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From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories to portray the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries--and continue to do so today. RUSSIANS explores the seeming paradoxes of life in Russia by unraveling the nature of its people: what is it in their history, their desires, and their conception of themselves that makes them baffling to the West? Using the insights...
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Sveta and her family have lived happily all their life in a quiet Ukrainian village. However, after their neighbor's block of flats is bombed by a Russian missile, and Sveta makes a gruesome discovery, her tiny safe world suddenly gets turned upside down. Her father immediately decides that the time has come for Sveta, her mother and small brother to leave and travel by train, to a safer nearby country until the war is over. The story follows Sveta's...
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An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape
Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house...
Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house...
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The 1917 Russian Revolution forced the abdication of the Russian czar Nicholas II and culminated in a people's revolt, led by Vladimir Lenin, in Petrograd (modern day St. Petersburg). In 1918 a truce between the government and the people was arranged, a Soviet constitution drafted, and the capital moved to Moscow.
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The cold war began winding down in 1985, with the appointment of Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of the Soviet Union. The Russian newspaper Pravda reported worldwide support of communist peace proposals, as people demonstrated in western European cities and in the Soviet Union itself. In 1986, Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began to discuss the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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The complete collection of Theodora Taylor's wildly popular Ruthless Russians novels, plus a very special preview from of BILLIE AND THE RUSSIAN BEAST, featuring Cheslav Rustanov!
HER RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE: Russian ogliarch, Alexei Rustanov, wants nothing more than to leave his past behind, including the sexy and sassy Texas beauty, Eva St. James, who so callously broke his heart back when he was a
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"Spies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best spy stories happen in real life. Russians Among Us tells the full story of Putin's escalating espionage campaign in the West, the Russian 'deep cover' spies who penetrated the US and the years-long FBI hunt to capture them. This book also details the recruitment, running, and escape of one of the most important spies of modern times, a man who worked...
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"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...
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In his drive to conquer Russia, Adolf Hitler directed the German army to conquer Leningrad in anticipation of a final assault on Moscow in 1941. The city did not fall, however, and became the scene of a sustained siege and blockade that attempted to starve the residents into submission. More than half a million residents of the city died in the prolonged siege, which was not lifted until 1944. The survival of the city subsequently became a source...
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former FBI Special Agent and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfare - and how we can protect ourselves and our country against them. Shocking, funny, and eye-opening, this is a deeply urgent guide for living safe and smart in a super-connected world.
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"A haunting, remarkable debut about secrets, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center. In a faraway kingdom, in a long-ago land... ...Rosie lived peacefully in Moscow and her mother told her fairy tales. Magical stories that could have been the folklore of their people, or her mother's own imaginings-Rosie was never...
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"This high-society romance is funny, sweet, sexy and all-American. A madcap, altruistic heiress and arrogant but honorable hero are the perfect fit." —RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars)
The story: Innocent debutante Madison Archer has hit the headlines for a scandal not of her making. Now, marriage to the unscrupulous Viktor Beck is the only way to save what's left of her reputation!
The contract: Maddie has always featured...
The story: Innocent debutante Madison Archer has hit the headlines for a scandal not of her making. Now, marriage to the unscrupulous Viktor Beck is the only way to save what's left of her reputation!
The contract: Maddie has always featured...