How Russia shaped the modern world : from art to anti-semitism, ballet to Bolshevism / Steven G. Marks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marks, Steven G. (Steven Gary), 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russia--Civilization--1801-1917.

Russia.

Civilization.

Soviet Union--Civilization.

Soviet Union.

Civilization, Modern--Russian influences.

Civilization, Modern.

Local Subjects:

Russia--Civilization--1801-1917.

Soviet Union--Civilization.

Physical Description:

xii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2003]

Summary:

"Deep, perceptive, and thought provoking, this is a work of breathtaking sweep and imagination, massive learning, and unflagging interest. It is also beautifully written--flowing and full of intellectual excitement."--Richard Stites, Georgetown University

"This is an astonishingly broad and ambitious project, one that at first seems impossible but then slowly grows on the reader--in plausibility, synthesizing intelligence, and explanatory power. Marks seems to know the contours of everything relating to Russian ideas, their politics as well as their expression through literature, visual art, dance, theater, both in domestic contexts and around the world. His thesis will cause a stir. But Russian culture has rarely appeared as monumentally integrated and influential as within the pages of this book."--Caryl Emerson, Princeton University

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-379) and index.

ISBN:

0691096848

OCLC:

48906634