Pushkin's Children: Writing on Russia and Russians (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618125005)

These twenty pieces address the politics, culture, and literature of Russia with both flair and erudition. Passionate and opinionated, often funny, and using ample material from daily life to underline their ideas and observations, Tatyana Tolstaya's essays range across a variety of subjects. They move in one unique voice from Soviet women, classical Russian cooking, and the bliss of snow to the effect of Pushkin and freedom on Russia writers; from the death of the czar and the Great Terror to the changes brought by Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin in the last decade. Throughout this engaging volume, the Russian temperament comes into high relief. Whether addressing literature or reporting on politics, Tolstaya's writing conveys a deep knowledge of her country and countrymen. Pushkin's Children is a book for anyone interested in the Russian soul.

Author: Tatyana Tolstaya
ISBN-10: 0618125000
ISBN-13: 9780618125005
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.47w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2002 pg. 1682
Vanity Fair 01/01/2003 pg. 36
Publishers Weekly 12/16/2002 pg. 58
Library Journal 12/01/2002 pg. 129
Booklist 01/01/2003 pg. 836
New York Times 01/26/2003 pg. 19
New York Review of Books 02/27/2003 pg. 28
Women's Review of Books 05/01/2003 pg. 10