Natasha's Dance. A Cultural History of Russia - Orlando Figes
a cultural history of Russia
KORTE INHOUD
Beginning in the eighteenth century with the building of St. Petersburg-a "window on the West"-and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself-its character, spiritual essence, and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works-by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall-with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons, and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world. Figes's characters range high and low: the revered Tolstoy, who left his deathbed to search for the Kingdom of God, as well as the serf girl Praskovya, who became Russian opera's first superstar and shocked society by becoming her owner's wife.
Like the European-schooled countess Natasha performing an impromptu folk dance in Tolstoy's War and Peace, the spirit of "Russianness" is revealed by Figes as rich and uplifting, complex and contradictory-a powerful forc...
Like the European-schooled countess Natasha performing an impromptu folk dance in Tolstoy's War and Peace, the spirit of "Russianness" is revealed by Figes as rich and uplifting, complex and contradictory-a powerful forc...
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Paperback, illustrations in colour, 8vo. [Auteur: Figes, Orlando] [Pagina's: 728] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Allan Lane/Penguin Books] [Jaar: 2002] [Titel: Natasha's dance: A cultural history of Russia.]
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Orlando Figes: Natasha's Dance; Allen Lane/Penguin, 2002, 728 P. , First impression. The book looks nearly new. Only read once, very carefully.
