Author: VOLKOV, SOLOMON
Title: Romanov riches : Russian writers and artists under the tsars / Solomon Volkov ; translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis
Description: New York : Knopf 2011. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 285 pages; In a sweeping cultural history of Russia from the rise of the house of Romanov in 1613 to its downfall at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1917. Solomon Volkov effortlessly unwinds the twisted relationship between art and the royal family. Romanov Riches is a work of epic scale that never sacrifices individual characters for broader themes. Gogol. Dostoevsky. and Tolstoy are presented in a devilishly intricate dance with their royal patrons. A truly essential work for anyone who wants to understand Russia's passionate devotion to its most important artists. it is the prequel to Volkov's acclaimed work The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn. Subjects: History - Literature - Art - Europe - Russia - Soviet Union - Literary Criticism - Biography - Russian literature. Physical description: xi. 285 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.Weight in Kg appr.:

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