Natasha's Dance : A Cultural History of Russia

Renowned historian Figes summons the myriad elements that formed Russian culture and held it together. Beginning in the 18th century with the building of St. Petersburg and culminating with the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself. Illustrations.

Orlando Figes is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, and A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924, which received the Wolfson Prize for History and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among other distinctions. A regular contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times Literary Supplement, and London Review of Books, Figes professor of history at Birbeck College, University of London. He lives in Cambridge, England, with his wife and two daughters.

List of Illustrations and Photographic Acknowledgements
Notes on the Maps and Text
Maps
Introduction
European Russia	p. 1
Children of 1812	p. 69
Moscow! Moscow!	p. 114
The Peasant Marriage	p. 217
In Search of the Russian Soul	p. 289
Descendants of Genghiz Khan	p. 355
Russia Through the Soviet Lens	p. 431
Russia Abroad	p. 523
Notes	p. 587
Glossary	p. 643
Table of Chronology	p. 646
Acknowledgements	p. 657
A Guide to Further Reading	p. 661
Index	p. 691
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Natasha's Dance : A Cultural History of Russia

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