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The apartment : a century of Russian history / text by Alexandra Litvina ; illustrations by Anna Desnitskaya ; translation by Antonina W. Bouis.
Van Pelt Library PZ7.1.L583 Ap 2019
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LIBRA PZ7.1.L583 Ap 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Litvina, Alexandra, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Istorii͡a staroĭ kvartiry. English
- Language:
- English
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Apartment houses--Russia (Federation)--Moscow--Juvenile fiction.
- Apartment houses.
- Shared housing--Russia (Federation)--Moscow--Juvenile fiction.
- Shared housing.
- Families--Russia (Federation)--Moscow--Juvenile fiction.
- Families.
- Apartment houses--Juvenile fiction.
- Families--Russia (Federation)--Juvenile fiction.
- Apartment houses--Fiction.
- Family life--Russia (Federation)--Fiction.
- History.
- Russia (Federation)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Russia (Federation).
- Russia (Federation)--History--20th century--Fiction.
- Russia (Federation)--Moscow.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Picture books.
- Informational works.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 35 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2019]
- Summary:
- Illustrations and text follow the story of a six-room Moscow apartment throughout the twentieth century and the family living there, as their personal upheavals and accomplishments reflect events in Russia and the wider world.
- Notes:
- Originally published in Russia by Samokat Publishing House in 2016.
- Translation of: Istorii͡a staroĭ kvartiry.
- Includes glossary and select timeline of Russian/Soviet history (1899-2018).
- Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781419734038
- 1419734032
- OCLC:
- 1056201740
- Publisher Number:
- 99983361969
- 99987197035
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