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Bezig met laden... Het Kremlin een politieke en culturele geschiedenisdoor Catherine Merridale
All Things Russia (64) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Este livro é mais do que a história do Kremlin, mas muito menos que uma História da Rússia. A escrita é de leitura fácil, mas não entusiasma. ( ) Hard work, and difficult to engage with in the earlier chapters for me. I've read a bit of Russian history and yet I found this at times uninvolving and a little disappointing. However, the mysticism of the Kremlin does come through and one can't help be intrigued by the place, although I suspect the realist is more disappointing than the image. I found the latter half more accessible and certainly the chapters from Stalin onward and recent times were very good. This does feel very academic and dry and only really covers seeing the arc of history through the Kremlin glass and sometimes I wonder if the author loses some external perspective to provide Te limited view. Good, but not enough for 5 stars. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Catherine Merridale's "Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin" is a good entry point into Russian history, particularly if you are interested in the Kremlin as a place and a part of culture. Inasmuch as the history of the Kremlin is so intertwined with Russian history, Merridale is forced to address events and political structures outside of the Kremlin walls. If you are looking for a pure history of the Kremlin or an overview of Russian history, this is not your book. However, if you have a particular interest in the Kremlin and its place in Russian history, Merridale's work is a very good place to start. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Red Fortress is an accessible "beginners" history of Russia, using the Kremlin to frame 800 years worth of information. Catherine Merridale has an easy, almost casual style with her subject, sometimes engaging her readers directly, with sentences such as, "When I try to grasp what it was like to live inside the Kremlin during Peter's reign . . ." Her storytelling method makes for an enjoyable, quick read with plenty of anecdote and interesting bits. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"A magisterial, richly detailed history of the Kremlin, and of the centuries of Russian elites who have shaped it--and been shaped by it in turnThe Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. It has been the seat of a priestly monarchy and a worldly church; it has served as a crossroads for diplomacy, trade, and espionage; it has survived earthquakes, devastating fires, and at least three revolutions. Its very name is a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood.Drawing on a dazzling array of sources from hitherto unseen archives and rare collections, renowned historian Catherine Merridale traces the full history of this enigmatic fortress. The Kremlin has inspired innumerable myths, but no invented tales could be more dramatic than the operatic successions and savage betrayals that took place within its vast compound of palaces and cathedrals. Today, its sumptuous golden crosses and huge electric red stars blaze side by side as the Kremlin fulfills its centuries-old role, linking the country's recent history to its distant past and proclaiming the eternal continuity of the Russian state.More than an absorbing history of Russia's most famous landmark, Red Fortress uses the Kremlin as a unique lens, bringing into focus the evolution of Russia's culture and the meaning of its politics"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Deelnemer aan LibraryThing Vroege RecensentenCatherine Merridale's boek Red Fortress was beschikbaar via LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)947.31History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Western central Russia CentralLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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