The Russians Collection

The Russians Collection
Author: Michael Phillips
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 3270
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441229280

In this bestselling series set in pre-revolutionary Russia, both a peasant and a princess face the prospect of their beloved country being torn apart by conflict within and without. 1 The Crown and the Crucible 2 A House Divided 3 Travail and Triumph 4 Heirs of the Motherland 5 Dawning of Deliverance 6 White Nights, Red Morning 7 Passage Into Light

The Modern Library Collection Essential Russian Novels 4-Book Bundle

The Modern Library Collection Essential Russian Novels 4-Book Bundle
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Modern Library
Total Pages: 3824
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 081298448X

The enduring genius of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky shines through in this special eBook collection that includes four classic Russian novels—each one recognized as a masterpiece of world literature. ANNA KARENINA “One of the greatest love stories in world literature.”—Vladimir Nabokov Anna Karenina is Tolstoy’s classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop of high society in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The rich and complex story charts the disastrous course of a love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT “Crime and Punishment has upon most readers an impact as immediate and obvious and full as the news of murder next door.”—R. P. Blackmur The story of the murder committed by Raskolnikov and his guilt and atonement, Dostoevsky’s brilliant novel is without doubt the most gripping and illuminating account ever written of a crime of repugnance and despair and the consequences that inevitably arise from it. THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV “The Brothers Karamazov stands as the culmination of Dostoevsky’s art.”—The Washington Post Book World Dostoevsky’s crowning achievement is a tale of patricide and family rivalry that embodies the moral and spiritual dissolution of an entire society. To Dostoevsky, it captured the quintessence of Russian character in all its exaltation, compassion, and profligacy. WAR AND PEACE “There remains the greatest of all novelists—for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?”—Virginia Woolf Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and equally memorable.

Russian Folktales from the Collection of A. Afanasyev

Russian Folktales from the Collection of A. Afanasyev
Author: Alexander Afanasyev
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2014-03-19
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0486782980

A rich world of the imagination that will captivate readers of all ages, this compilation's tales include The Princess-Frog, The Tale of Prince Ivan, The Firebird and the Gray Wolf, many others.

Russia!

Russia!
Author: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Essays by James Billington, Lidia Iovleva, Robert Rosenblum, Mikhail Allenov, Alexander Borovsky, Alexander Kostenevich, Valerie Hillings, Evgenia Petrova and others.

Olympic Sports and Propaganda Games

Olympic Sports and Propaganda Games
Author: Barukh Ḥazan
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781412829953

Olympische-Spiele, Moskau, Politik, Boykott, UdSSR.

Russian Models from the Mechanisms Collection of Bauman University

Russian Models from the Mechanisms Collection of Bauman University
Author: A. Golovin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2008-09-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402087764

In 1998 the chairman of the Russian National Committee of TMM Professor Arcady Bessonov, recommended one of authors of this book to be come a member of the IFToMM Permanent Commission on the History of Mechanisms and Machines Sciences (PC HMMS). Willy-nilly from this time the history of technique, as hobby passed on to a serious the employment in the history of engineering science. Interest history of a subject is natural for Professor, a leading a course of Theory of Mechanisms and Machines in Bauman University. This interest is supported by the fact that Bauman University is one of the oldest technical universities in Russia, and the course “Applied Mechanics” – later “Theory of Mechanisms and Machines” was the first systematic course in Russia. The second author supervises a cycle of laboratory works on TMM. Models of mechanisms are placed in laboratory in show-windows of ancient cases quite possibly coevals of the first course. He became interested in contents of these cases: firstly in models, and then in their origin. Later he occupied himself with the creation of a web-site “The Collection of mechanisms in department TMM in Bauman University”. Gradually both authors had the idea of cooperation, although several years previously, we could not imagine this happening. We took an active part in the work of PC HMMS from 2000. It was promoted by of chairman of the commission Professor Marco Ceccarelli.

Russian Impressionism

Russian Impressionism
Author: Gosudarstvennyĭ russkiĭ muzeĭ (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Publisher: Abradale Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810967144

Documents the broad range of Russian Impressionism in lush colorplates & illuminating essays.

Stroganoff

Stroganoff
Author: Penelope Stiebel-Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2000-03
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred works, this book chronicles the history of the Stroganoff family and its collections. From icons, embroideries, and richly decorated Russian stonework to exquisite paintings and decorative objects produced in western Europe, these works of art, most of them never before reproduced, represent the highest level of quality and reflect the discerning taste of the Stroganoffs as both collectors and patrons. Of special interest are the architectural designs of Andrei Voronikhin, a Stroganoff protege whose influence can still be seen in St. Petersburg today." "This book, published to accompany an exhibition opening at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon, provides an opportunity to understand how one family helped to shape the culture of a nation." --Book Jacket.