Molotov's magic lantern
Subtitle: a journey in Russian history
By: Rachel Polonsky
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780571237807
Description: Details the longings and aspirations of Russian writers in the course of a journey that takes the author to the Arctic and Siberia, the Crimean summer and Lake Baikal, from the forests around Moscow to the vast steppes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Romanov; title: Apartment 61; title: The banya; title: Lutsino; title: Mozzhinka; title: Novgorod; title: Staraya Russa; title: Rostov-on-Don; title: Taganrog; title: Vologda; title: Archangel; title: Murmansk and Barentsburg; title: Arshan and Irkutsk; title: Ulan Ude and Kyakhta; title: Epilogue.