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HOW CHILDREN LIVE IN ... TSARIST RUSSIA
by Teri Brown
Meet Pashinka and hear about how she and her family lived as
servants on a Russian noble estate
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PETER THE GREAT: DREAM OF RUSSIAN PROGRESS
by Kate Stout
Listen to Peter the Great's friend, Daneel, as he recounts the
vision Tsar Peter I had of modernizing Russia and the steps
he took to make it happen
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STILL SURPRISING: THE FABULOUS FABERGE
EGGS
by Monica O'Keefe
Learn about the legendary Fabergé imperial Easter eggs,
exquisite jeweled mementos of the lives and accomplishments
of the last tsars of
Russia
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THE JOURNAL OF CARL FABERGE
by Charity Tahmaseb
Read the journal of Carl Faberge to learn about the rise of
the House of Fabergé and the downfall of the Romanov
family
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THE COSSACKS, WARRIORS OF THE RUSSIAN
FRONTIER
by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista
Discover the Cossacks, a group of people with a reputation as
ferocious €ghters who helped defend Russia for hundreds of years
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IMPERIAL RUSSIA'S MANY LANGUAGES
by Susan Fitzgerald
Did you know that more than 175 languages were spoken throughout
the Russian empire? Find out more about the many languages and
cultures that made up Greater Russia in imperial times
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FUN WITH RUSSIAN NAMES - A PRIMER
by Kate Stout
What would your name be in Russian? Learn about Russian naming
rules and how to turn your name into one any Russian would understand
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CATHERINE
THE GREAT: HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
by Peggy Kitchener
Merely holding power in Russia for thirty-four years was an
achievement in itself for a minor German princess, but hardly
enough to earn Catherine II the title Catherine the Great.
Find out exactly what she did to earn this title
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REVOLUTIONS
IN HOUSING: IMPERIAL PALACES
by David Hunter
The Winter Palace and Peterhof are just two of the grand homes
of the Russian nobility. Read how the lives of the Russian
nobles compared to those of the average Russian peasant
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AN INSIDERS LOOK AT ALEXANDER PALACE
by Shahbano Bilgrami
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Alexander Palace to catch
a glimpse into the lives of the last of the Romanov family -
the children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei.
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THE
MARYINSKY THEATER'S BALLET SCHOOL
by Elizabeth Wheeler
Ballet was a very big deal in the old Russian capital city,
St. Petersburg, and the most glamorous place to see it was
at the gorgeous Maryinsky Theater. Read about the how the
dancers were trained at its famous ballet school
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THE HERMITAGE: RUSSIA'S GREATEST CULTURAL
TREASURE
by Holly Lynn Anderson
One of the greatest cultural achievements of the imperial period
of Russian history was the development of the art collection
housed in the State Hermitage Museum, known around the world
as simply the Hermitage. Find out how the Hermitage became one
of the largest art collections in the world
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JOURNEY ACROSS RUSSIA: THE TRANS-SIBERIAN
RAILROAD
by David Wilbanks
Take a trip of almost six thousand miles across Russia on the
Trans-Siberian Railroad. We'll travel from Moscow all the way
to the city of Vladivostok in western Russia.
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BLOOD RELATIONS: HEMOPHILIA IN THE ROMANOV
FAMILY
by Corey Habbas
It was 1904 when three hundred cannons fired in Peterhof, celebrating
the birth of Alexei Romanov, heir to the Russian imperial throne.
Six weeks later, baby Alexei began to bleed heavily from his
bellybutton. Russia’s celebrated heir suffered from hemophilia,
an inherited, life-threatening disease. Learn all about hemophilia,
including how it affected young Alexei
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ALASKA:
A RUSSIAN BEGINNING
by Matthew Passmore
Discover the Russian beginnings to the United States' 50th
state and why the Russians were eager to sell it
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ALEXANDER PUSHKIN, GREAT RUSSIAN POET
by Allan Peach
Meet one of Russia's most famous poets - Alexander Pushkin and
hear the fascinating story of his ancestry, his life and his
work
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