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The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
Hardback
Main Details
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The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Yuri Slezkine
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:1128 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Museum, historic sites, gallery and art guides |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691176949
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| Classifications | Dewey:947.08410922 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
2 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
22 August 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy's War and Peace, Grossman's Life and Fate, an
Author Biography
Yuri Slezkine is the Jane K. Sather Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include The Jewish Century (Princeton), which won the National Jewish Book Award.
Reviews"Mammoth and profusely researched... A work begging to be debated; Slezkine aggregates mountains of detail for an enthralling account of the rise and fall of the revolutionary generation."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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