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Molotov's magic lantern : travels in Russian history / Rachel Polonsky

By:

Polonsky, Rachel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2011.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 390p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780374211974

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DDC classification:

947 POL

LOC classification:

DK510.29 .P65 2011

Contents:

Prologue -- Romanov -- Apartment 61 -- The banya -- Lutsino -- Mozzhinka -- Novgorod -- Staraya Russa -- Rostov-on-Don -- Taganrog -- Vologda -- Archangel -- Murmansk and Barentsburg -- Arshan and Irkutsk -- Ulan Ude and Kyakhta -- Epilogue.

Summary: After moving to Moscow, British journalist Polonsky discovers the apartment of Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, and uncovers an extensive library and an old lantern--two things that lead her on a journey throughout Russia, which ultimately renews her vision of the country and its people.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	947 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		018710

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"Originally published in 2010 by Faber and Faber Ltd., Great Britain as Molotov's magic lantern : a journey in Russian history"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

After moving to Moscow, British journalist Polonsky discovers the apartment of Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, and uncovers an extensive library and an old lantern--two things that lead her on a journey throughout Russia, which ultimately renews her vision of the country and its people.

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