{"product_id":"the-commissariat-of-enlightenment-ken-kalfus-9780060501396","title":"The Commissariat of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eRussia, 1910. Leo Tolstoy lies dying in Astapovo, a remote railway station. Members of the press from around the world have descended upon this sleepy hamlet to record his passing for a public suddenly ravenous for celebrity news. They have been joined by a film company whose cinematographer, Nikolai Gribshin, is capturing the extraordinary scene and learning how to wield his camera as a political tool. At this historic moment he comes across two men -- the scientist, Professor Vorobev, and the revolutionist, Joseph Stalin -- who have radical, mysterious plans for the future. Soon they will accompany him on a long, cold march through an era of brutality and absurdity. \u003cem\u003eThe Commissariat of Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing novel of ideas that brilliantly links the tragedy and comedy of the Russian Revolution with the global empire of images that occupies our imaginations today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Kalfus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060501391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060501396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.30w x 0.77d","brand":"Ken Kalfus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981411516671,"sku":"9780060501396","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6633dc4c-d2ae-497b-908c-43a8ae275101.jpg?v=1683255416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-commissariat-of-enlightenment-ken-kalfus-9780060501396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}