Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History Of Russia

As epic and ambitious as his first book A People's Tragedy, Orlando Figes's Natasha's Dance is a sweeping panorama of Russian culture over the centuries. It takes its title from a scene in War and Peace in which the upper-crust Natasha Rostov, visiting her countrified 'Uncle', falls instinctively into the rhythms of a peasant dance. Figes finds in this scene an ideal metaph…

War And Peace

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ISBN/ISSN

143039997

Deskripsi Fisik

1408

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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The Whisperers

A New York Times Notable Book of 2007

'A tremendous achievement.'--The Sunday Times (London)

The Whisperers is a triumphant act of recovery. In this powerful work of history, Orlando Figes chronicles the private history of family life during the violent and repressive reign of Josef Stalin. Drawing on a vast co…