OL72140W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 92.66 Pages 790 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0713995173 His books have been translated into over twenty languages.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:14:10 Boxid IA172001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st Picador ed. He is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers and Just Send Me Word. I would defy any reader not to be captivated' Literary Review Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. One of those books that, at times, makes you wonder how you have so far managed to do without it' Independent on Sunday 'Thrilling, dizzying. The title of this masterly history comes from War and Peace, when the aristocratic heroine, Natasha Rostova, finds herself intuitively picking up the rhythm of a peasant dance.
Figes is at his exciting best' Guardian 'Breathtaking.
Natasha's Dance has all the qualities of an epic tragedy' Mail on Sunday 'It is so much fun to read that I hesitate to write too much, for fear of spoiling the pleasures and surprises of the book' Sunday Telegraph 'Magnificent. Now, in Natashas Dance, internationally renowned historian Orlando Figes does the same for Russian culture, summoning the myriad elements that formed a nation and held it together.Beginning in the eighteenth century with the building of St. superb, flamboyant and masterful' Simon Sebag-Montefiore, Financial Times 'Awe-inspiring.
Figes mobilizes a cast of serf harems, dynasties, politburos, libertines, filmmakers, novelists, composers, poets, tsars and tyrants. a delight to read' Antony Beevor 'A tour de force by the great storyteller of modern Russian historians. Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Orlando Figes Henry Holt and Company, History - 544 pages 3 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes. Orlando Figes' enthralling, richly evocative history has been heralded as a literary masterpiece on Russia, the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. From the award-winning author of The Whisperers, Orlando Figes Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia is a dazzling history of Russia's mighty culture.
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