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The border : a journey around Russia : through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage / by Fatland, Erika,1983-author.; Dickson, Kari,translator.; translation of:Fatland, Erika,1983-Grensen.English.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Imperial, communist or autocratic, Russia has been--and remains--a towering and intimidating neighbour. Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus, or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea. What would it be like to traverse the entirety of the Russian periphery to examine its effects on those closest to her? An astute and brilliant combination of lyric travel writing and modern history, The Border is a book about Russia without its author ever entering Russia itself. Fatland gets to the heart of what it has meant to be the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. As we follow Fatland on her journey, we experience the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations along with their cultures, their people, their landscapes. Sharply observed and wholly absorbing, The Border is a surprising new way to understand a broad part our world.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Fatland, Erika, 1983-;
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The teacher of nomad land : a World War II story / by Nayeri, Daniel.;
Includes bibliographical references."With Iran being squeezed between the forces of Great Britain and the Soviet Union, a boy valiantly tries to protect his sister from Nazi spies, soldiers, and hunger."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Boys; World War, 1939-1945;
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Winterkill : a novel / by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk.;
Despite their political differences Nyl, a young Ukrainian farmer, and Alice, a Canadian girl whose father has come to the Soviet Union, struggle to survive the famine-genocide known as the Holodomor, when the forced collectivization of the Ukrainian farms and hard winters led to mass starvation and death.Ages 8 through 12.Middle grade.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Farmers; Famines; Survival; Friendship;
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1972 : the series that changed hockey forever / by Morrison, Scott,1958-author.;
The 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union was the greatest hockey series every played. Hockey fans know the series well, but the story of those amazing eight games has never been fully told - until now. In 'The Series That Changed Hockey Forever', Scott Morrison recounts stories from the players that shed new light on those incredible games and times. Morrison lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Team Canada 1972 (Hockey team); Canada-U.S.S.R. Hockey Series, 1972.;
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The lack of light : a novel of Georgia / by Haratischwili, Nino,1983-author.; translation of:Haratischwili, Nino,1983-Mangelnde licht.English.; Collins, Charlotte,1967-translator.; Martin, Ruth(Translator),translator.;
'The Lack of Light' is a decades-spanning novel about a group of four women who formed a deep friendship in the turbulent years leading up to and after Georgias independence from the Soviet Union. A RADD Pick. From the author of 'The Eighth Life (for Brilka)', which was translated into numerous languages and nominated for the International Booker Prize.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Best friends; Best friends; Female friendship; Friendship in children; Girls; Women;
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Child 44. by Espinosa, Daniel,film director.; Oldman, Gary,actor.; Clarke, Jason,actor.; Kinnaman, Joel,actor.; Rapace, Noomi,actor.; Considine, Paddy,actor.; Hardy, Tom,actor.; Cassel, Vincent,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, Paddy Considine, Tom Hardy, Vincent CasselOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2015.An idealistic pro-Stalin security officer decides to investigate a series of child murders, but the Soviet Union has a hardliner policy regarding these crimes: they do not exist in their country. He finds himself angering his own government by simply suggesting the existence of a child-targeting serial killer. When he is demoted and exiled, he continues his investigation with just the help of his wife.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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K-19: The Widowmaker. by Bigelow, Kathryn,film director.; Camargo, Christian,actor.; Ford, Harrison,actor.; Neeson, Liam,actor.; Stebbings, Peter,actor.; Podhora, Roman,actor.; Spruell, Sam,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Camargo, Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Stebbings, Roman Podhora, Sam SpruellOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 2002.In this intense historical thriller, set during the Cold War, Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) is tasked with commanding the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, K-19. Under immense pressure, the crew faces a catastrophic reactor failure that threatens to spark a global nuclear disaster. As tensions rise and radiation levels soar, Vostrikov and executive officer Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) must navigate both the malfunction and their conflicting loyalties to save their crew and avoid a deadly confrontation with the world. Will they avert disaster in time?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Horror films.; Historical films.; War.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Amok / by Eisler, Barry,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family's troubles. But secret wars are never what they're billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life. Among the lessons--the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Fathers and sons; Mercenary troops; Parolees;
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Amok [sound recording] / by Eisler, Barry,author,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family's troubles. But secret wars are never what they're billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life. Among the lessons--the only thing more dangerous than war is falling in love with your enemy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Fathers and sons; Mercenary troops; Parolees;
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The war of nerves : inside the Cold War mind / by Sixsmith, Martin,author.; Sixsmith, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographic key to online citations and index."More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. Nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures: not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts and fears. Drawing on a vast array of untapped archives and unseen sources, Martin Sixsmith vividly recreates the tensions and paranoia of the Cold War, framing it for the first time from a psychological perspective. Revisiting towering personalities like Khrushchev, Kennedy and Nixon, as well as the lives of the unknown millions who were caught up in the conflict, this is a gripping account of fear itself - one which is more resonant than ever today"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Cold War; Cold War; Cold War.;
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