Common Places: Mythologies of Everyday Life in Russia
 Author: Svetlana Boym Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 947.08 EAN: 9780674146266 ISBN: 0674146263 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 1995-01-23 [... more]
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Leah's Journey
Engrossing: From Leah's life in Russia through her life in the United States, the character of Leah is well written and believable. Gloria Goldreich told the story of Leah and her family with simplicity and a warmth that brought the characters to life [... more]
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Man W/T Movie Camera
The Visual Language of Creative Zeal and Activity: This 1929 silent film, "Man With The Movie Camera" by director Dziga Vertov, is one of the earliest examples of non-fiction wordless narrative film making. On this 1996 DVD edition, a viewer [... more]
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Black Earth
excellent coverage of recent Russian history: This book is about author Andrew Meier's experiences in Russia, where he lived for most of the 1990s. He details much of what he saw of the rise and fall of Yeltsin and the advent of Putin and the events of [... more]
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Life Of Insects
From Amazon.com: Victor Pelevin has the sort of unbridled comedic imagination that can make most writers seem insipid by comparison. Born in 1962, the Russian writer has already published three story collections as well as a splendidly funny take on the [... more]
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Panzer Commander
A very narrow view: As the other reviews of this book have stated this is not really a narrative about war at all. It seems more than anything just a man running from place to place whilst enjoying the fruits of victory. What we're given here is a very [... more]
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20th Century Promised Land
Interesting Look at Immigrant Experience: Mary Antin's experiences presumably match the experiences of many immigrants coming to America in the heady days just before the dawn of the twentienth century. The Promised Land, for that reason, holds a high [... more]
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Countess Below Stairs
Summary: Anna's aristocratic family escaped the Russian revolution and arrived penniless in England. Anna decides to help her family by working as a maid in the mansion of Rupert, the Earl of Westerholme, although, all the other servants recognize she is [... more]
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Tinisima
From Amazon.com: Using quotations from actual letters, characters under their actual names, and events straight out of history, Mexican novelist Elena Poniatowska has reimagined the life of actress and Communist agent Tina Modotti. Modotti was the lover [... more]
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The Secret Countess
Summary: Anna's aristocratic family escaped the Russian revolution and arrived penniless in England. Anna decides to help her family by working as a maid in the mansion of Rupert, the Earl of Westerholme, although, all the other servants recognize she is [... more]
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Tinisima
From Amazon.com: Using quotations from actual letters, characters under their actual names, and events straight out of history, Mexican novelist Elena Poniatowska has reimagined the life of actress and Communist agent Tina Modotti. Modotti was the lover [... more]
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Ho Chi Minh: A Life
From Amazon.com: Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) fought for half a century to free Vietnam from foreign domination, and the story of his life illuminates the ongoing struggle between colonialism and nationalism that still shapes world history. William J. Duiker, [... more]
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