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Heads you win [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Armitage, Richard,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Richard Armitage.When Alex's father is assassinated by the KGB, he and his mother flip a coin to decide whether to flee to America, or Great Britain. This epic tale spans thirty years, as we follow Alex's struggle to conquer his new world as an immigrant, and his eventual decision to face the past in Russia.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Emigration and immigration; Mothers and sons;
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Red Elvis. by Latter, Thomas,film director.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2021.Dean Reed's story is the story of a wild and changing world. Through the prism of his life, we witness global youth rebellion, revolutions in popular music, and the shifting tectonics of superpower rivalry. His is the forgotten story of a 1960's American teen idol who defected to the Soviet Bloc and became a superstar. And then he disappeared.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Soviet Union.; Cold War.; Biography.; Musicians.; Country music.; Popular music.; Popular Music.; Nineteen sixties.; Performing arts.;
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Good citizens need not fear / by Reva, Maria,1989-author.;
"A bureaucratic glitch omits an entire building, along with its residents, from municipal records. So begins Reva's ingenious novel-in-stories, intertwined narratives that span the chaotic years leading up to and immediately following the fall of the Soviet Union. But even as the benighted denizens of 1933 Ivansk Street weather the official neglect of the authorities, they devise ingenious ways to survive. In "Bone Music," an agoraphobic woman survives by selling contraband LPs, mapping the vinyl grooves of illegal Western records into stolen x-ray film. A delusional secret service agent in "Letter of Apology" becomes convinced he's being covertly recruited to guard Lenin's tomb, if only he can convince a contrarian poet to officially apologize for reciting a forbidden joke. Weaving the narratives together is an unforgettable, chameleon-like girl named Zaya: a disfigured orphan in "Little Rabbit," a beauty-pageant crasher in "Miss USSR," and, when she reaches adulthood, a sadist-for-hire to the Eastern bloc's newly minted oligarchs in "Homecoming." Good Citizens Need Not Fear takes us from moments of intense paranoia to surprising tenderness and back again, exploring what it means to be an individual amidst the roiling forces of history. Inspired by her and her family's own experiences in Ukraine, Reva brings the black absurdism of early Shteyngart and the sly interconnectedness of Anthony Marra's The Tsar of Love and Techno to a fictional world that is as clever as it is heartfelt."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Apartment houses;
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The countess of the revolution / by Kortchik, Lana,author.;
Russia, 1917: Petrograd is on the eve of revolution. For Countess Sophia Orlova, the city of her childhood--the only home she has ever known--has become her deadly enemy. The mob are ready to get rid of anyone connected to the old regime, including Sophia. When rebels threaten to shoot Sophia and her husband, they are saved by Nikolai, a fervent supporter of the revolution. Determined to help Nikolai's cause, Sophia sets up a hospital wing in the house, nursing injured victims by his side. Her kindness has captured Nikolai's heart, but their burgeoning romance is forbidden. With battle lines drawn between the new and the old, both their lives are in danger ... Will their love be strong enough to overcome the horrors of war?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Adultery; Countesses; Man-woman relationships; Nurses;
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The death of Ivan Ilyich; and the devil / by Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910; Aplin, Hugh A.;
Subjects: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Classics; Literary; Death; Devil; Russian fiction.;
© c2005., Hesperus Press,
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The last Russian doll / by Loesch, Kristen,author.;
"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 sure. But one summer night, all of that came abruptly to an end when her father and sister were gunned down. Now, a decade later and studying at Oxford University, Rosie has a fiancé who knows nothing of her former life. When her reclusive mother dies and leaves behind a notebook full of eerie handwritten tales, Rosie returns to Russia and uncovers a devastating family history that spans the 1917 Revolution, the siege of Leningrad, Stalin's purges, and beyond. At the heart of this stands a young noblewoman, Tonya, as pretty as a porcelain doll, and idealistic, handsome Valentin, who dreams of a better Russia. Both of their actions will set off a sweeping story that reverberates across the century."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Generations; Women;
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The new Russia / by Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich,1931-author.; translation of:Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich,1931-Posle Kremli͡a︡.English.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-; Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-; Kommunisticheskai͡a︡ partii͡a︡ Sovetskogo Soi͡u︡za; Ex-presidents; Perestroĭka; Political culture; Presidents; Social change;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Handmade. by Catlow, Nikalas,film director.; Java Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Java Films in 2023.HANDMADE tells the inspiring story of Nukufilm, the oldest surviving stop-motion animation studio in the world, founded in 1957. During the Soviet era, Nukufilm was both financed and censored by the USSR government. In the 1980s, a new generation of animators took over. They had a more adventurous approach to stop-motion animation and were given the freedom to experiment with any style they wanted. Despite strict censorship regulations, they were able to conceal messages and layers in their animations without being detected. When Estonia regained independence in 1991, Nukufilm lost its distribution through Moscow, and the studio struggled to survive in a global market. However, they managed to learn the new market and become businessmen, surviving in the new free market economy. This debut film offers a glimpse into stop-motion animation production today, as well as rare archive material from stop-motion animation history, and is an ode to the perseverance and creativity of the Nukufilm studio.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Animated films.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Soviet Union.; Russia (Federation).; Motion pictures--History.;
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Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on earth / by Kempe, Frederick.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.; Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.;
© c2011., G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Neither Confirm Nor Deny. by Carter, Philip,film director.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2020.During the Cold War, the CIA secretly raised a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The six-year operation included an intricate cover story by billionaire Howard Hughes. Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews, NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY tells one of the highest-stakes, yet least known stories of the Cold War.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Military history..; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Soviet Union.; Cold War.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency.;
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