R is for Russia (World Alphabets) - Hardcover

Kabakov, Vladimir

 
9781847801029: R is for Russia (World Alphabets)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1847801021 ISBN 13: 9781847801029
Verlag: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Introduces the culture, history, and customs of Russia from A to Z.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Vladimir Kabakov was born in Irkutsk, in Siberia. After leaving school, he did his military service in the Soviet Army and worked at the University of Irkutsk. He has been a carpenter, geologist and teacher, and is a sports coach and director of a St Petersburg youth club. He is also a writer and journalist. His latest Russian book, They say that Bears Don't Bite was published in 2007. Vladimir now lives in London, and returns to Russia every year. He is married with two children.PRODEEPTA DAS was born in Cuttack, in eastern India. He is a freelance photographer and author whose pictures have been published in over 20 children's books. In 1991 Inside India, which he also wrote, won the Commonwealth Photographer's Award. Prodeepta's books for Frances Lincoln are P is for Pakistan, Prita Goes to India, K is for Korea, We are Britain!, Geeta's Day, I is for India, J is for Jamaica, Kamal Goes to Trinidad, P is for Poland, T is for Turkey, S is for South Africa, R is for Russiaand B is for Bangladesh. Prodeepta lives in London.'

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R is for Russia, the biggest country in the world. It stretches from the Baltic Sea in the west across Europe and Asia to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea in the south. A nation with a turbulent past, Russia has made its mark in fields ranging from space technology, science and sports to literature, ballet and classical music. This photographic alphabet makes the perfect introduction to a fascinating country.

Other books in the series:
A is for Africa, B is for Brazil, B is for Bangladesh, C is for China, E is for Ethiopia, I is for India, J is for Jamaica, K is for Korea, M is for Mexico, P is for Pakistan, P is for Poland, S is for South Africa and T is for Turkey.

Aus dem Klappentext

From Dacha to Winter Palace, from Easter Eggs to Kremlin, here is a photographic alphabet of everything we love best about Russia. The Russian Federation is a vast land of forests and steppes, deserts, rivers, lakes and big cities. Over centuries of splendor, revolution and change, Russia has produced some of the greatest scientists, sportsmen and women, writers, dancers and composers.

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Verlag
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1847801021
ISBN 13 
9781847801029
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Das Prodeepta
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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