num_pages: 786
description: "A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era." --Library Journal.Complete with Illustrations, references and 32 pages of index, this is an exhaustive history of Russia and its peoples.
language: English
title: The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture
titlecomplete: The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture
genres: History, Politics, European History, Historical, Soviet Union, Russia, Nonfiction, Literature, Russian History, Cultural
ratings_count: 382
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: History and Biography
publisher: Vintage Books