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Bezig met laden... Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russiadoor W. Bruce Lincoln
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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. This book focuses on the city of St. Petersburg, which also offers an interesting prism through which to view three centuries of Russian history. Founded by Tsar Peter the Great near the beginning of the 18th century, St. Petersburg was built on swampy ground, prone to flooding and fire, and constructed at a hurried pace. Despite the challenges, the city managed to grow, foster both artists and revolutionaries, hold off a Nazi siege, and persist into the modern age. An fascinating read and highly recommended for those interested in Russian history. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
For Russians, St. Petersburg has embodied power, heroism, and fortitude. It has encompassed all the things that the Russians are and that they hope to become. Opulence and artistic brilliance blended with images of suffering on a monumental scale make up the historic persona of the late W. Bruce Lincoln's lavish "biography" of this mysterious, complex city. Climate and comfort were not what Tsar Peter the Great had in mind when, in the spring of 1703, he decided to build a new capital in the muddy marshes of the Neva River delta. Located 500 miles below the Arctic Circle, this area, with its foul weather, bad water, and sodden soil, was so unattractive that only a handful of Finnish fisherman had ever settled there. Bathed in sunlight at midnight in the summer, it brooded in darkness at noon in the winter, and its canals froze solid at least five months out of every year. Yet to the Tsar, the place he named Sankt Pieter Burkh had the makings of a "paradise." His vision was soon borne out: though St. Petersburg was closer to London, Paris, and Vienna than to Russia's far-off eastern lands, it quickly became the political, cultural, and economic center of an empire that stretched across more than a dozen time zones and over three continents. In this book, revolutionaries and laborers brush shoulders with tsars, and builders, soldiers, and statesmen share pride of place with poets. For only the entire historical experience of this magnificent and mysterious city can reveal the wealth of human and natural forces that shaped the modern history of it and the nation it represents. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)947.21History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Northern Russia [Saint Petersburg now at 947.453]LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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