Russia
A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East
(Sprache: Englisch)
Martin Sixsmith's bestselling history of Russia, now available in paperback
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Martin Sixsmith's bestselling history of Russia, now available in paperback
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Russia is a country of contradictions: a nation of cultural refinement and artistic originality and yet also a country that rules by 'the iron fist'. In this riveting history, Martin Sixsmith shows how Russia's complex identity has been formed over a thousand years, and how it can help us understand its often baffling behaviour at home and abroad.Combining in-depth research and interviews with his personal experiences as a former BBC Moscow correspondent, Sixsmith skilfully traces the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past, and explains the nation's seemingly split personality as the result of influences that have divided it for centuries.
A Sunday Times bestseller, Russia is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complex political landscape of this country, and its unique place in the modern world.
Autoren-Porträt von Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith studied Russian at Oxford, Leningrad and the Sorbonne. He was a Slavics Tutor at Harvard and wrote his postgraduate thesis about Russian poetry. From 1980 to 1997 he was the BBC's correspondent in Moscow, Washington, Brussels and Warsaw. From 1997 to 2002 he worked for the British government as Director of Communications and Press Secretary to several cabinet ministers. He is now a writer, presenter and journalist. He is the author of non-fiction titles including Russia - the Wild East, Putin's Oil, The Litvinenko File and The War of Nerves. His bestselling 2009 book, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, was adapted for film and became the multiple Oscar-nominated Philomena, starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Martin Sixsmith
- 2012, 624 Seiten, Maße: 12,9 x 4,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ebury Publishing
- ISBN-10: 1849900736
- ISBN-13: 9781849900737
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Sixsmith has the knack of delivering complex material with a clear voice" The Times "A lively chronicle" -- Orlando Figes Sunday Times "Russia, a 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East contains many of the required ingredients to become the leading popular history of Russia. Colloquial, personal and anecdotal in style ... well researched and factually sound." TLS "Russia" delivers a thoroughly satisfying history...a lively opinionated narrative." Publishers Weekly
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Sixsmith has the knack of delivering complex material with a clear voice The Times
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