Book Union of Soviet Things
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What do modern teenagers know about their parents' late Soviet childhood? Mostly nothing. Back then, everything was so different and even scary: expectations of nuclear war, propaganda, shortages, strange household items. However, there are still piles of Soviet stuff in my grandmother's mezzanine, and these things tell stories perfectly. So do parents - if you ask them well. Let's go on a historical quest with the book's hero.
The Portal edition is a «first aid book» for parents and teachers.
The uniqueness of the Portal's books lies in a special system that helps adults find the right words to discuss psychological issues with children and understand the historical context more deeply. For each printed edition, a team of educators, psychologists, and historians has developed detailed backgrounder with QR codes and game bookmarks containing:
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historical background — information about the historical period from expert historians;
psychological support — comments from professional psychologists and recommendations for discussing important points and complex issues
Questions to the text — a system of questions that will help you to work through the text meaningfully and deeply with your child.
The Portal's books are created in a series that form a holistic historical picture for children.
Series «Historical prose for teenagers». In the teenage period, parents' advice can be perceived as a precept, so important thoughts can be conveyed to children through literature. The books in this series help teenagers to better understand and rethink their life experience through the prism of historical context. The prose included in this series is united by immersion in historical periods and an interesting adventure plot. The historical background in each book is verified in detail on the basis of scientific sources, but the characters are mostly fictional. Sometimes the plot contains a modern line, in which modern teenagers interact with the past in one way or another and compare the way of life and worldview of that time with their own experience.
The Portal's edition is an interesting storytelling based on a scientifically verified historical background. Your children will become interested in the history and culture of Ukraine and the world without rote learning - in adventures and fascinating stories!
