The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Volkov, Solomon

The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400077861)

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The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Volkov, Solomon

The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn

$24.00
The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Volkov, Solomon

The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn

$24.00
Format: Paperback
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From the reign of Tsar Nicholas II to the brutal cult of Stalin to the ebullient, uncertain days of perestroika, nowhere has the inextricable relationship between politics and culture been more starkly illustrated than in twentieth-century Russia. In the first book to fully examine the intricate and often deadly interconnection between Russian rulers and Russian artists, cultural historian Solomon Volkov brings to life the experiences that inspired artists like Tolstoy, Stravinsky, Akhmatova, Nijinsky, Nabokov, and Eisenstein to create some of the greatest masterpieces of our time. Epic in scope and intimate in detail, The Magical Chorus is the definitive account of a remarkable era in Russia's complex cultural life.

Author: Solomon Volkov
ISBN-10: 1400077869
ISBN-13: 9781400077861
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2009
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/05/2009 pg. 20
By Solomon Volkov
By Solomon Volkov
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Solomon Volkov is the award-winning author of several notable books about Russian culture, including St. Petersburg: A Cultural History and Shostakovich and Stalin, published worldwide. After moving to the US from the Soviet Union, he became a cultural commentator at the Voice of America and then Radio Liberty broadcasting to the USSR (and later, Russia), discussing contemporary artistic developments in his former homeland. He lives in New York City with his wife, Marianna, a pianist and photographer.

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