Polonsky, Rachel <br/><br/>
Molotov's magic lantern  : travels in Russian history 
/ Rachel Polonsky 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - New York  : Farrar, Straus and Giroux  , 2011. 
 - 390p.  : maps  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in 2010 by Faber and Faber Ltd., Great Britain as Molotov's magic lantern : a journey in Russian history"--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780374211974 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010023037 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich , 1890-1986 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors, Russian---20th century<br/>Communism---Soviet Union
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)---Description and travel<br/>Moscow (Russia)----History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DK510.29  / .P65 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947 POL