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Molotov s library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which rachel polonsky renewed her vision of russia. A journey in russian history by rachel polonsky is an unforgettable exploration of a country and its literature. Molotov s magic lantern travels in russian history book. Ive not long finished molotovs magic lantern a journey in russian history by rachel polonsky. Search the world s information, including webpages, images, videos and more. When the british journalist rachel polonsky moves to moscow, she discovers an apartment on romanov street that was once home to the soviet elite. Having moved to moscow from england, the author and her family lived on romanov lane, in the apartment just below where stalins henchman vyacheslav molotov resided during the last years of his life d. When rachel polonsky moved from britain to moscow, little did she expect that she would soon be leafing through the personal library of one. Jan 31, 2011 molotov s magic lantern in the 1990s rachel polonsky went to live in moscow with her family. A creative cocktail of poetry and history in molotov wbur.

Shalamov and his father came into conflict over books. The result is not as radical as tristram shandy but it has something of the same flavor. Stalins henchman collected poetry, sent author to gulag. Jan 15, 2011 rachel polonskys molotov s magic lantern. A journey in russian history 9780571237807 by rachel polonsky and a great selection of similar new, used and. Journalist polonsky english literature and the russian aesthetic. Jan 20, 2011 her exploration of the remnants of molotov s magnificent library became the motif around which she built her book molotov s magic lantern. Molotovs magic lantern gives some sense of the sharp political edge in post soviet life particularly the taste for insane versions of neo. Molotovs magic lantern book hennepin county library. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, polonsky writes about the longings and. A journey in russian history, london, faber and faber, 2010, 369 p. A longtime lead soviet librarian imagined a scheme for resurrection of the dead through books.

In molotovs magic lantern, rachel polonsky uses her encounter with the library of notorious stalin henchman vyacheslav molotov as the cornerstone of this spellbinding book. Polonsky uses the rotting pages of the books in molotov s. The sunday times polonskys detailstudded hybrid of travelogue, biography and political and cultural history is dense and scholarly, and dares to lack a dominant propulsive narrative. When rachel polonsky moved to moscow, she discovered an apartment on romanov street that was once home to the soviet elite. And ever since, travel and discovery have been at the heart of his life and career. Travels in russia with pushkin, tolstoy, and other geniuses of the golden age. Travels in russian history an exhilarating mix of cities, history, and literature, just the kind of book i love, a passage on varlam shalamov who was from vologda. By the time tony cofounded lonely planet publications in 1973, he already had the travel bug. Mar 18, 2010 ive not long finished molotovs magic lantern a journey in russian history by rachel polonsky. Jan 16, 2011 molotov s magic lanterntravels in russian historyby rachel polonskyfarrar, straus and. She found herself staying below the former apartment of vyacheslav molotov, one of stalin s most ruthless henchmen. We are just meant to enjoy the journey for its own sake. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

And molotov s magic lantern is not a piece of history, nor of literary criticism, but a pocket torch shone into the nooks and crannies between the two. Molotovs magic lantern took me on a marvelous ride through russian history without the burdens of past cold war propaganda to wade through. Read molotov s magic lantern travels in russian history by rachel polonsky available from rakuten kobo. Molotov ruthless apparatchik, participant in the collectivizations and the great purge was also. Molotov s magic lantern took me on a marvelous ride through russian history without the burdens of past cold war propaganda to wade through. When the author, a british journalist, moves to moscow, she discovers an apartment on romanov street that was once home to the soviet elite. Molotovs library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which rachel polonsky renewed her vision of russia. A journey in russian history 1st ed, 1st impres by rachel polonsky isbn. When the british journalist rachel polonsky moves to moscow, she discovers an apartment on romanov street that was once. It repeatedly crosses the borders between memoir, travelogue, cultural appreciation and intellectual history. Get the best deals on cdv collectible vintage and antique photos pre1940 when you shop the largest online selection at. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik, stalins henchman, vyacheslav molotov, who was a participant in the collectivizations and the great purge, and. Molotovs magic lantern gives some sense of the sharp political edge in postsoviet life particularly the taste for insane versions of neoeurasianism.

Some were sent to the gulag by the man who collected their books. Travels in russian history gives us the unexpected. Mar 18, 2010 in molotovs former apartment, rachel polonsky discovered his library and an old magic lantern. In molotovs magic lantern, polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from molotovs library. Polonskys book is an archaeology in which each street and building, each name and phrase, offers a story, an account of what made russia. A singular homage to russian history and culture, molotovs magic lantern evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism. Cdv collectible vintage and antique photos pre1940 for. Travels in russian history by rachel polonsky 2011, hardcover at. A singular homage to russian history and culture, molotov s magic lantern evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism. Journalist polonsky english literature and the russian aesthetic renaissance, 1998 steps back into a nearvanished world of soviet and russian history. When the british journalist rachel polonsky moves to moscow. One of my fellow students is writing a thesis about the status of family history and genealogy within historiography more generally.

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Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Jan 20, 2011 in molotov s magic lantern, polonsky blends travel writing, journalism, political theory and discourses on philosophy to tell, in an appealing and approachable way, the personal history of this. Molotovs magic lantern book san antonio public library. Molotovs cocktail of evil express yourself comment. More wonderful than even that, the weaving of cultural and historical information creates an unforgettable picture of the world of stalinist russia. Lee molotov s magic lantern travels in russian history por rachel polonsky disponible en rakuten kobo. Travels in russian history by rachel polonsky 2011, paperback at the best online prices at. Molotovs magic lantern, by rachel polonsky the independent. When the author, a british journalist moves to moscow, she discovers an apartment on romanov street that was once home to the soviet elite. Jan 09, 2011 it is true that molotovs magic lantern is an unusual book, one that might be about the history of collective farming on one page and about the poet anna akhmatovas italian honeymoon on the. Molotov s magic lantern is a hard book to catalogue. Travels in russian history by rachel polonsky 2012, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Mar 22, 2010 yet in molotovs magic lantern, rachel polonsky uses the man and his library to construct a living panorama of historical, revolutionary and contemporary russia. Travels in russian history by rachel polonsky 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.

A journey in russian history is part travelogue, part cultural history, part biography, and it finally sheds light on an unassuminglooking man who signed more death. She visited cities and landscapes associated with the books in the library chekhov, dostoevsky, pushkin, akhmatova and many less wellknown figures. In molotov s magic lantern, polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from molotov s library. One of the most infamous neighbors was stalins henchman vyacheslav molotov, who was a participant in the collectivizations and the great purge, and also an ardent bibliophile. The result, molotovs magic lantern, is thick with the layered dust of history, with reference upon reference and digression nested in digression. A singular homage to russian history and culture, molotovs magic lantern. The magic lantern is one of those rare books that define a historic moment, written by a. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, polonsky writes about the longings and aspirations of these russian writers and others in the course of her travels from the arctic to siberia and from the forests around moscow to the. Mar 03, 2011 molotov s library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which rachel polonsky renewed her vision of russia. A creative cocktail of poetry and history in molotov. Polonskys book is a meandering stroll through russian history and across the russian landscape, following no definite path, heading in no particular direction. Polonskys book is as sensitive to literature and history as it is to the merely exotic. In molotov s magic lantern, polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the.