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| | 2. |  | Child 44
from Grand Central Publishing
Price: $16.49
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CHILD 44 is based on the real-life Russian mass-murderer, Andrei Chikatilo, whose capture may have been hindered by the Soviet Union's portrayal of such crimes as being non-existent in the USSR.
The protagonist of the novel is Leo Demidov who is an investigator for the MGB (the heir to the... more info
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| | 3. |  | War and Peace
from Knopf
Price: $24.42
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Not good, May 2, 2008
I have read that Richard Pevear does not know Russian, but merely edits his wife's translation. Okay.
Pevear calls WAR AND PEACE "daunting". It isn't. It's merely overwritten, wordy,redundant, repetitious,... more info
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| | 5. |  | Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $18.45
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"Petrostate" provides good insights into Russia's comeback after its late 1990s nadir, as well as an understanding of its economic-political strategies.
Russia regained its place as the world's largest oil producer in 2007; energy generates about 30% of Russia's GDP and 60% of its exports.... more info
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4.0 / 5.0
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