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A Kingdom And A Village: A OneThousandYear History Of Moscow
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An Erudite And Entertaining History Of Moscow, A City Defined By Its Survival And Reinvention, And Whose Rich History Offers Crucial Insight Into Contemporary Global PoliticsA Magisterial Account Of Moscow That Reveals The CityS History And Something Of Its Soul Through Countless Interwoven Stories And Colorful Characters. . . . A Gripping And Enlightening Journey.Ben Rhodes, New York Times Bestselling Author Of After The Fallthe City Of Moscow Stands At The Center Of A Nation Comprising Eleven Percent Of The GlobeS Landmass, 11 Time Zones, And Nearly 150 Million People, Some 13 Million Of Whom Live In The Capital. In A Kingdom And A Village, Acclaimed Historian Simon Morrison Offers A Vividly Rendered History Of RussiaS Heart And Soul, Tracing Its Transformation From A Big VillageThe Demeaning Nickname The St. Peterburg Nobility Gave To Its Provincial NeighborInto A Spectacular Metropolis Of Vast Geopolitical Import.That Arc Is The Stuff Of Dramatic, Violent, StrangerThanFiction Historical Narrative: The Last Century Alone Has Featured Invasions And Costly Battles, The Destruction (And Reconstruction) Of Sacred Cultural And Religious Landmarks, And The Collapse Of The Soviet RepublicNot To Mention The Rise Of An Authoritarian Leader Who Is A Keen Student Of Russian History. Morrison Reaches Back Further Still, To The Founding Of The Place We Now Know As Moscow As A Fortress On A River Nearly A Millennium Ago. In The Centuries That Followed, Any Number Of External ForcesFrom Tatar Mongols And Swedes To Napoleon And HitlerSet Their Sights On Moscow, Reinforcing Its SelfConception As Both A Glittering Prize And A Site Of Perpetual Defense And Resurrection.Drawing On A Rich Array Of Archival Materials, From The Birchbark Scrawls That Record The Oldest Layer Of Russian Civilization To The Articles In European Newspapers Heralding The Opening Of The Magnificent Bolshoi Theater, Morrison Brings To Life The Bloody Power Struggles; Cultural Marvels; Excruciating Famines, Droughts, Storms, And Fires That Have Shaped And Reshaped The City And Reinforced Its Essential Character.With A Kingdom And A Village, Morrison Makes A Persuasive, Even Impassioned Case That To Understand Moscow Is Not Only To Unlock The Spellbinding Mysteries Of RussiaS Past But Also, Critically, To Grasp The Grim Logic Of Its Present. It Is A Magisterial Biography Of A PlaceAnd An Essential Guide To A People And A Nation.
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