| Description |
xi, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The gathering storm -- A time of catastrophes -- Rendezvous with Stalin -- Thaws and freezes -- A time of changes |
| Summary |
"In the first book to fully examine the intricate and often deadly interconnection between Russian rulers and Russian artists, cultural historian Solomon Volkov (who experienced firsthand many of the events he describes) brings to life the human stories behind some of the greatest masterpieces of our time." "Here is Tolstoy who used his godlike place among the Russian people to rail against the autocracy, even as he eschewed violence; Gorky, the first native writer to openly welcome the revolution and who would go on to become Stalin's closest cultural advisor; Solzhenitsyn. who famously brought the horrors of the Soviet regime to light. Here, too, are Nabokov, Pasternak, Mayakovskv, Akhmatova. In each case, Volkov analyzes the alternate determination and despair, hope and terror borne by writers in a country where, in Solzhenitsyn's maxim, "a great writer is like a second government.""--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"This is a Borzoi book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-315) and index |
| Subject |
Russian literature -- 20th century -- Political aspects.
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Politics and literature -- Soviet Union.
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Arts, Russian -- 20th century -- Political aspects.
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- Civilization -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010111593
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USSR -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125714
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| Author |
Bouis, Antonina W.
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| LC no. |
2007034204 |
| ISBN |
9781400042722 |
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1400042720 |
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