What Is The Name Of A Recently Published Book On The Cultural History Of Russia?

[Kerman]

I'm looking for a book title. The book is I think recently published(in paperback) in the UK. It's a cultural history of Russia, I think written either by a Russian or someone with a Russian-sounding name. The introduction to the book speaks about how big a star worldwide Tolstoy was when he died. I just can't remember the title. It was a book similar in content to "Natascha's Dance", but slimmer.Thank you kindly for any help.

[Ailbert]

Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Price: $14.9625 new from $7.00Even if one takes nothing else away from this elegant, tightly focused survey of Russian culture, it's impossible to forget the telling little anecdotes that University of London history professor Figes(A People's Tragedy) relates about Russia's artists, writers, musicians, intellectuals and courtiers as he traces the cultural movements of the last three centuries. He shares Ilya Repin's recollection of how peasants reacted to his friend Leo Tolstoy's fumbling attempts to join them in manual labor("Never in my life have I seen a clearer expression of irony on a simple peasant's face"), as well as the three sentences Shostakovich shyly exchanged with his idol, Stravinsky, when the latter returned to the Soviet Union after 50 years of exile(" `What do you think of Puccini?' `I can't stand him,' Stravinsky replied. `Oh, and neither can I, neither can I' "). Full of resounding moments like these, Figes's book focuses on the ideas that have preoccupied Russian artists in the modern era Sources: http://www.amazon.com/Natashas-Dance-Cultural-History-Russia/dp/0312421958 lmhilly1971 67 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Worden]

The name of a recently published book on the cultural history of Russia The name of the book, which is rather offputtingly esoteric, refers to a scene ... Recently having watched Natasha dancing in Bondarchuks epic 'War and Peace', ... This is a cultural history of Russia over the past three centuries. ... normally apply to a history book! Published on 13 Dec 2006 by studenttraveller ... Sources: www.amazon.co.uk/...Cultural-History-Russia/dp/0713995173 - newuser54771543 67 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Osbert]

Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Price: $14.9625 new from $7.00Even if one takes nothing else away from this elegant, tightly focused survey of Russian culture, it's impossible to forget the telling little anecdotes that University of London history professor Figes(A People's Tragedy) relates about Russia's artists, writers, musicians, intellectuals and courtiers as he traces the cultural movements of the last three centuries. He shares Ilya Repin's recollection of how peasants reacted to his friend Leo Tolstoy's fumbling attempts to join them in manual labor("Never in my life have I seen a clearer expression of irony on a simple peasant's face"), as well as the three sentences Shostakovich shyly exchanged with his idol, Stravinsky, when the latter returned to the Soviet Union after 50 years of exile(" `What do you think of Puccini?' `I can't stand him,' Stravinsky replied. `Oh, and neither can I, neither can I' "). Full of resounding moments like these, Figes's book focuses on the ideas that have preoccupied Russian artists in the modern era

[Garwyli]

-ellorymellory said: 1 Oh dear...it seems I didn't express myself clearly...by " It was a book similar in content to "Natascha's Dance", but slimmer." I meant a book which was _not_ Natasacha's Dance, but covered the same kind of territory. Sorry about that. But Natascha's Dance is expressly not what I'm looking for, 67 months ago

[Launcelot]

Oh dear...it seems I didn't express myself clearly...by " It was a book similar in content to "Natascha's Dance", but slimmer." I meant a book which was _not_ Natasacha's Dance, but covered the same kind of territory. Sorry about that. But Natascha's Dance is expressly not what I'm looking for,

[Somerton]

The name of the book, which is rather offputtingly esoteric, refers to a scene ... Recently having watched Natasha dancing in Bondarchuks epic 'War and Peace', ... This is a cultural history of Russia over the past three centuries. ... normally apply to a history book! Published on 13 Dec 2006 by studenttraveller ...