White Ravens: cvetaeva
3 books
Special Mention - Russia (Russian) - 1994 - 49
Jakovlev, Lev (ed.)
Kukareku: skazki i komiksy …dija detej i vzroslych
(Cock-a-doodle-doo : Tales and comics ... for children and adults)
Moskva: Slovo, 1990. 210 p. With illustrations
ISBN 5-85050-268-8
Anthology/Russian
While the individual production of Russian children's literature brings forth new and interesting works only sparingly and gradually, this first volume of an anthology from a British-Russian publishing joint venture is a true firework. Witty, naughty verses alternate with gentle fairy tales, interesting non-fiction contributions (many dealing with art topics) and funny animal tales, and so on and so forth. Young authors are included along with great names in (children's) literature, such as Marina Cvetaeva, Daniil Charms, Evgenij Švarc and ėduard Uspenskij, to name just a few. The graphic design and the illustrations are also very impressive. The contributions by numerous renown artists are skillfully arranged in a harmonious unity. (8+)
Russia (Russian) - 2006 - 206
Kaštanova, Alena (text)
Kaštanov, Jurij (illus.)
Russkie ženščiny
(Russian women)
Moskva : Belyj Gorod, 2004. 47 p.
(Istorija Rossii)
ISBN 5-7793-0839-x
Russia/History Woman
This attractive volume contains 22 short biographies of women who had an important influence on Russian history or culture. Starting with Countess Olga (Kievan Rus; early 10th century), the author introduces the ataman (Cossack leader) Alena Temnikovskaja (17th century), the actress Varvara Asenkova (19th century), the mathematician Sof’ja Kovalevskaja (1850-1891), and the great Russian poets Marina Cvetaeva (1892-1941) and Anna Achmatova (1889-1966) concluding with the cosmonaut Valentina Tereškova (b. 1939). The texts are accompanied by numerous portraits and pictures that show life during the various eras and were partly created by contemporary artists. (10+)
Russia (Russian) - 2000 - 219
Voskobojnikov, Valerij M. (text)
Starostin, A. G. (illus.)
Žizn' zamečatel'nych detej
(The life of famous children)
Sankt-Peterburg: Obrazovanie-Kul'tura, 1997. 172 p.
(Serija žizn' zame atel'nych)
ISBN 5-88857-034-6
Childhood/Biography - Famous figures
The native St. Petersburg author describes the childhood of famous persons from ancient history, such as Alexander the Great, to the current day, such as the U.S. corporate computer billionaire Bill Gates. In some cases their future path was predictable, but in some cases they had a perfectly normal childhood. The wide range of figures includes the Persian philosopher, natural scientist and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Isaac Newton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Russian general Alexander V. Suvorov, the Russian poet Michail J. Lermontov, Thomas Alva Edison, Henry Ford, Albert Einstein, the Russian poet Marina Cvetaeva and Charlie Chaplin. (11+)