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Gorbachev - cover

Gorbachev

June 2, 2017 Holly For the Kids, Spanning the Globe 5 comments

Mikhail Gorbachev World Leaders Past & Present series Butson 1986 Submitter: Out of date and a B&W format. What could be more appealing in a YA book?  I am loathe to buy hardcover contemporary biographies because they are out of

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Russia's future - cover

Predicting Russia’s Future

April 17, 2017 Holly Spanning the Globe One comment

Predicting Russia’s Future: How 1,000 Years of History Are Shaping The 1990s Lourie 1991 Submitter: The title alone makes this book an automatic weed for our public library. This book is part of the Whittle Communication’s Larger Agenda Series, which

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Russian Phrase Book cover

Russian Phrase Book

July 6, 2011 Holly But it's Historical!, Spanning the Globe 27 comments

Russian Phrase Book: Department of the Army Pamphlet Headquarters, Department of the Army 1962 Submitter: It’s a Russian phrase pamphlet that dates to 1962, a few mos before the Cuban Missile Crisis! The phrases in here are a combo of what

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soviet union text

Should we tell the children that the USSR is no more?

April 23, 2009 Holly Spanning the Globe 6 comments

Soviet Union Jackson 1968 This wonderful book was one of several we found in various catalogs.  I wonder if a teacher would accept a country report about the USSR even if it was defunct.  In all fairness, this was a

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