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This is a detailed history of ballet in Russia (with particular
reference to St. Petersburg) from its origin to the third
quarter of the 19th century. The groundwork of historical
data is enlivened with notes on the different dancers, extracts
from contemporary accounts of their appearances, the casts
of important first performances, the stories of many of the
ballets produced, and so on.
We learn of the birth of interest in the Theatre early in the
17th century, during the reign of Tsar Alexis, of the Public
Balls or Assemblies organised by Peter the Great, and of the
establishment during the reign of the Empress Anne of a
ballet company - recruited from the children of poor parents
- directed by a French master called Land . With each new
reign the company increases in size, importance and talent
under the successive influence of famous ma tres de ballet such
as Didelot, Perrot, St.-L on and Marius Petipa, and celebrated
ballerine such as Marie Taglioni, Fanny Elssler, Carlotta Grisi,
Fanny Cerrito, Caroline Rosati, Amalia Ferraris, Salvioni,
Henriette d'Or and so forth. With such forces at work a line
of illustrious Russian Stars is formed - Istomina, Kolosova,
Zubova, Andreyanova, Petipa, Prikhunova, Bogdanova,
Muravieva, Grantsova, Vazem, Sokolova and many others.
The book is prefaced by a most interesting introduction by
M. Andr Levinson, whose reputation as an historian and
critic of dancing is world-wide, which presents an admirable
survey of the development of Ballet in Russia from the "age
of Petipa" to the conquering of both the Old World and the
New by that glorious company - composed of hand-picked
artists from the Imperial Ballet - directed by Serge Diaghilev.
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Read the first book and this 2nd one did not disappoint! Loved every chapter. More please!
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
What a difficult story to tell. I appreciate the honesty and vulnerability. Definitely made me think.
I had hopes for this book but was not expecting what I would read within the pages. If your kink is deplorable grammar, incoherent sentences, and inconsistent messages, then this book is for you. At first, I thought the book I received was not the book I ordered. But as I dived in, it was very confusing. I would not recommend this book to anyone
There are not many reviews on the internet for this book. In researching the many stores selling the book, it was self-published which makes a lot of sense. The online description is written perfectly, so reading the actual book was very difficult. Pages two and three are written clearly as well as the table of contents. Pages 155 and 156 are also written logically.
It appears this book was written, then sent through a program like “Grammarly.” Once completed it seems it was published without being re-read or edited. The first clue was the title narrative that used “Has” instead of “As.” The table of contents is one page off from what it shows on pages four though seven. Many of the “q’s” are written as “[]”
Below are some examples of what was within the pages of this book written verbatim:
“Chains & Discipline/ Domination & entry/ Sadism & Masochism (BDSM) is a wide classification of bed room play.” Page 9
“When bringing up the topic of chains, you are actually asking a person to offer you their depend on, their flexibility, and also possibly their suggestion of security in exchange for sensual/sexual enjoyment, power-play, and also feasible re-evaluation of your very own connection.” Page 39
“Techni[]ue can take a selection of kinds and also be as easy or facility as you pick to (new paragraph) bargain for your details scenario” Page 52
“BDSM stands for chains as well as entry, technique and also supremacy as well as sadism and also masochism.” Page 125
“SHELF means Risk Aware Consensual Kink.” Page 130
“Approval is whatever.” Page 152
“your twist isn’t my twist, yet your twist is OKAY.” Page 153
“You can be a top, base, or button” Page 153