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Polonsky, Rachel.
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Polonsky, Rachel -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Homes and haunts -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Library.
Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts.
Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.
Communism and literature -- Soviet Union -- History.
Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel.
Moscow (Russia) -- Description and travel.
Moscow (Russia) -- History.
Soviet Union -- Intellectual life.
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Molotov's magic lantern : travels in Russian history / Rachel Polonsky.
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Polonsky, Rachel.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Subjects
Polonsky, Rachel -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Homes and haunts -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Library.
Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts.
Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.
Communism and literature -- Soviet Union -- History.
Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel.
Moscow (Russia) -- Description and travel.
Moscow (Russia) -- History.
Soviet Union -- Intellectual life.
ISBN:
9780374211974 (alk. paper)
0374211973 (alk. paper)
Description:
ix, 390 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st American ed.
Contents:
Prologue -- Romanov -- Apartment 61 -- The banya -- Lutsino -- Mozzhinka -- Novgorod -- Staraya Russa -- Rostov-on-Don -- Taganrog -- Vologda -- Archangel -- Murmansk and Barentsburg -- Arshan and Irkutsk -- Ulan Ude and Kyakhta -- Epilogue.
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When the author, a British journalist moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik, Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge, and also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly his apartment, she uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lantern, two things that lead her on an extraordinary journey throughout Russia and ultimately renew her vision of the country and its people. In this book, she visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from Molotov's library: works by Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Akhmatova, and others, some of whom were sent to the Gulag by the very man who collected their books. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, she writes about the longings and aspirations of these Russian writers and others in the course of her travels from the Arctic to Siberia and from the forests around Moscow to the vast steppes. A singular homage to Russian history and culture, this work evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism.
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Hawaii Kai Public Library
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Hilo Public Library
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947 Polonsky
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