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Molotov's Magic Lantern: A Journey in Russian History

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 | #3785291 in Books |  2011-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .90 x5.00 x7.70l,.75 | File type: PDF | 416 pages

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||19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.| a great idea, but poorly executed|By H. Evans|I bought this book as a consequence of all of the hype created by Orlando Figes' negative anonymous review of it. This must have been a gift to Ms Polonsky in terms of publicity. Unfortunately, my impression of the book so far is that it is disappointing. Take the first chapter for example. It starts with an excellent idea; namely| |Praise for "Molotov's Magic Lantern" “Cogently descriptive, empathic, plucky, and acerbic, Polonsky begins with a tour of Moscow’s grim landmarks of the Stalin era, then ventures out into the countryside, excavating the tragic and heroic stori

When Rachel Polonsky went to live in Moscow, she found an apartment block in Romanov Street, once a residence of the Soviet elite. One of those ghostly neighbours was Stalin's henchman Vyacheslav Molotov. In his former apartment, Rachel Polonsky discovered his library and an old magic lantern. Molotov - ruthless apparatchik, participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge - was also an ardent bibliophile. Molotov's library and his magic lantern became the prisms...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Molotov's Magic Lantern: A Journey in Russian History   |  Rachel Polonsky. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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