Russia by Kathleen Berton Murrell
	List Price:   $15.99 Unit Price:   $12.79 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0789458802 ISBN-13:   9780789458803 Publisher:   DK Publishing, Inc. Series:   Eyewitness Bks. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Non-Fiction Pub. Date:   May 2000 Pages:   64 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   9 to 12 Grades:   4 to 7
Subjects
RUSSIA (FEDERATION)_JUVENILE LITERATURE SOVIET UNION_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
Here is a visually stunning introduction to the fascinating and diverse land of Russia. Superb color photographs of costumes, crafts, jewels and palaces offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of Russia and the lives of its inhabitants through the ages. See a Mongol warrior's imposing suit of armor, the stunning diamond-encrusted crown jewels, beautifully painted wooden crafts, and the spectacular architecture of Russia's most famous cities. Learn about the sinister secret police, how religious icons are restored to their former glory, about the opulent and extravagant life-styles of the tsars, why the peasant, Pugachev, was locked up in a cage, and about the revolutionary Bolsheviks. Discover the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church, the 13th-century paper made of birch bark, what happens inside a banya, the great tradition of tea drinking, and much, much more! 'Russia' uses specially shot colour photographs of real objects alongside an integrated text that brings alive places and subjects in a way that appeals to both the younger and the general reader. This multifaceted introduction looks at Russia's vast landscape and changing boundaries, its fabled cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, and its tumultuous history, from the age of the czars through the rise and fall of Communism. Full-color photos.