R Is For Russia (World Alphabets)

R Is for Russia (World Alphabets)

About the AuthorProdeepta 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!, 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 Russia and B is for Bangladesh.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.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, our country has produced some of the greatest scientists, sportsmen and women, writers, dancers and composers in the world. The perfect introduction to a fascinating country.Review"C is for Chess, a popular game with both adults and children.Some of the greatest world chess champions are Russian[. . .]D is for Dacha or country cottage. Most of us live in towns, but we loveto spend time at our dacha."- from the book