{"product_id":"the-apartment-alexandra-litvina-9781419734038","title":"The Apartment: A Century of Russian History","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this picture book from author Alexandra Litvina and illustrator Anna Desnitskaya, 20th-century Russian history comes to life through six generations of a family in their Moscow apartment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apartment: A Century of Russian History\u003c\/i\u003e explains the true history of 20th-century Russia through the fictitious story of a Moscow family and their apartment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Muromtsev family have been living in the same apartment for more than a century, generation after generation. Readers are taken through different rooms and witness how each generation actually lived alongside the larger social and political changes that Russia experienced. A search-and-find element has readers looking for objects from page to page to see which items were passed down through the generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully illustrated with minute details, this book helps readers engage with Russia's history in an all new way. The book includes a timeline, glossary, bibliography, and index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Striking view into Russian history . . . This illustrated 'living museum' allows readers to glimpse ordinary lives through some not-so-ordinary times.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Litvina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419734032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419734038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.40h x 9.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019","brand":"Alexandra Litvina","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044890996991,"sku":"9781419734038","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f3352f8-be6c-4ac2-9497-e527ca197753.jpg?v=1684975514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-apartment-alexandra-litvina-9781419734038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}