The Apartment

Reach for this book when your child starts asking big questions about how world history affects regular people, or when they express curiosity about their own family's changing traditions over time. This richly detailed volume explores a century of Russian history through the singular lens of one Moscow apartment and the Muromtsev family who lived there. It is a masterful tool for discussing how resilience and love sustain families through periods of immense political and social upheaval. While the book covers difficult eras, including wars and the Soviet regime, it focuses on the domestic details: what people ate, the toys children played with, and how they shared small spaces. It is best suited for children aged 8 to 14, offering a profound sense of continuity and hope. Parents will appreciate how it turns abstract historical dates into a tangible, emotional journey of human connection and cultural identity.