Natasha's Dance A Cultural History of Russia

Name: Natasha's Dance A Cultural History of Russia
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ISBN: 9780805057836

ISBN-10: 0805057838

ISBN-13: 9780805057836

Edition: 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Orlando Figes

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History on a grand scale-an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizations A People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." Now, in Natasha's Dance, internationally renowned historian Orlando Figes does the same for Russian culture, summoning the myriad elements that formed a nation and held it together. Beginning in the eighteenth century with the building of St. Petersburg-a "window on the West"-and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 10/21/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



List of Illustrations and Photographic Acknowledgements


Notes on the Maps and Text


Maps


Introduction



European Russia



Children of 1812



Moscow! Moscow!



The Peasant Marriage



In Search of the Russian Soul



Descendants of Genghiz Khan



Russia Through the Soviet Lens



Russia Abroad


Notes


Glossary


Table of Chronology


Acknowledgements


A Guide to Further Reading


Index