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Natasha's Dance : A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312421958
ISBN-139780312421953
eBay Product ID (ePID)2395990
Product Key Features
Book TitleNatasha's Dance : a Cultural History of Russia
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreHistory
AuthorOrlando Figes
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight30.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Scintillating. . .an exceptional history of Russian culture and a joy to read." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Stunning and ambitious. . .Figes captures nothing less than Russians' complex and protean notions regarding their national identity." -- The Atlantic Monthly "Staggering. . .A vivid, entertaining, and enlightening account of what it has meant to be culturally a Russian over the last three centuries." -- Los Angeles Times "[A] masterly work." -- New York Review of Books "A big, bold, interpretative cultural history." -- Foreign Affairs, Stunning and ambitious. . .Figes captures nothing less than Russians' complex and protean notions regarding their national identity., "Scintillating. . .an exceptional history of Russian culture and a joy to read." --San Francisco Chronicle "Stunning and ambitious. . .Figes captures nothing less than Russians' complex and protean notions regarding their national identity." --The Atlantic Monthly "Staggering. . .A vivid, entertaining, and enlightening account of what it has meant to be culturally a Russian over the last three centuries." --Los Angeles Times "[A] masterly work." --New York Review of Books "A big, bold, interpretative cultural history." --Foreign Affairs, Staggering. . .A vivid, entertaining, and enlightening account of what it has meant to be culturally a Russian over the last three centuries.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal947
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisHistory 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 itself--its character, spiritual essence, and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works--by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall--with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons, and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world. Figes's characters range high and low: the revered Tolstoy, who left his deathbed to search for the Kingdom of God, as well as the serf girl Praskovya, who became Russian opera's first superstar and shocked society by becoming her owner's wife. Like the European-schooled countess Natasha performing an impromptu folk dance in Tolstoy's War and Peace , the spirit of "Russianness" is revealed by Figes as rich and uplifting, complex and contradictory--a powerful force that unified a vast country and proved more lasting than any Russian ruler or state., Beginning in the eighteenth century with the building of St. Petersburg and culminating with the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself--its character, spiritual essence, and destiny. Skillfully interweaving the great works--by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall--with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons, and all the customs of daily life, Figes reveals the spirit of "Russianness" as rich and uplifting, complex and contradictory--and more lasting than any Russian ruler or state.
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- Oct 04, 2021
Wonderful source for students of Russian history
It is a logical and comprehensible exposition of the complicated history of Russia that eventually resulted in the assassination of Nicholas II and his entire family when the Russian Revolution, building momentum through generations of hardship, deprivation and social stagnation among the peasantry, erupted. I think it also explains the philosophical lingering and widening gulf between the present government in Russia and the Western powers. The photographs and illustrations enrich the reading experience.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 22, 2021
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Very good book,covers alot of historyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 07, 2018
Russia seen differently.
Great buy!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
