Russia Books

This book is comprised of journal entries written by Carl Bushby during his incredible adventure. He is a remarkable man, but then I'm biased since he stayed with me while in Arizona. Still, this is an incredible story that everyone who has borrowed found hard to put down! You'll find it an easy read and maybe even inspirational. Can't wait for the second half of the expedition to be put into print!

This book transports the reader to early 20th century Russia--meaning it is remarkably easy and natural for a 21st century Canadian to relate to. I loved it because it focuses on that age between childhood and adulthood that is so pivotal in a person's life. The main character is intelligent and humble and her life is full of changes. Being out of print, this book seems all the more valuable to me.

I purchased this book to help me with my senior thesis in college and what a wealth of information it is. These authors have truly contributed to the ever-important area of study where politics and religion meet. I mostly read this book to better understand the political role that the Catholic Church plays in an increasingly globalized world. If you are interesting in institutional religion, global politics, the United Nations, or women's studies this is the book for you.

I have read this book and just returned from Russia doing some work at this school. This is an excellent book of how God performs miracles! I can't say enough good about it. If you need a boost in your spiritual life, this is a great book to read! The book is well written by the man who was instrumental in getting the school started and it is amazing to read his experience and see his unfailing faith that God had a way to work things out. I loved the book! I love the school and I can't wait to go back!

This book is a guide excellent for the gold & platinum coins collector of the Russian Empire. Exhaustive and reliable. Good illustrations. Highly recommended for all collectors of russian coins.

The best available and reader friendly book regarding Jews and Judaism in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.

A profusely illustrated album from the vast collection of the Russian Museum. The beautiful reproductions of works of gold and silver are accompanied by a full catalogue and informative articles by experts on Russian applied art. Probably the best English-language album about Russian works in gold and silver covering religious objects, books, icons, dishes and objects of vertu from XV to beginning of the XX century. Highly recommend.

There are lots of lengthy academic tomes about Gorbachev and his time as Soviet leader, just as there are a fair number of readable but lightweight biographies. It is very refreshing to find a book which manages to be comprehensive and intelligent, but also accessible and even a pleasure to read. Short and sweet!

This is the only comprehensive analysis of Gorbachev's reform policies. The approach is historical. There is no faddish jargon. The writing is clear and elegant. The author explains very convincingly how Gorbachev struggled with elements of the Communist Party apparatus to institute his reforms. Highly recommended for courses in contemporary Russian history and on the Cold War era.

The "Hamlet" that Edward Gordon Craig directed in tandem with Konstantin Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre has taken on mythic status in theatre studies in the West.
In this fascinating study, Laurence Senelick shows what went into the making of this event. The author makes extensive use of various previously untapped Russian sources and reveals the conflicts, both personal and artistic, underlying the mixed succes of this epoch-making production. The goings-on behind the scenes turn out to be at least as dramatic as the action on stage! Especially the story of Craig's assistant and interpreter Suler(zhitsky) is very poinant. The book provides a very detailed description of the eventual production with the famous screens and describes its impact.
In his "Hamlet", Gordon Craig aimed to create a highly personal, almost hermetic symbolist drama. Stanislavski directed the actors on the basis of what he believed Craig's wishes to be -- and this at a time when he was still feeling his way towards his "method", which was much more naturalistic. Perhaps their approaches could never be reconciled, but at least they made this valiant attempt...
Subsequently, both men proved to be seminal forces in 20th century theatre: Craig became the prophet of the director as the pivotal figure in stage production, three-dimensional and abstract set design, and proper stage lighting (instead of shadows painted on canvas backdrops). He also helped to get theatre history off the ground as a respectable occupation. Stanislavsky needs no introduction, of course.
This study is essential reading for anyone interested in the grass roots of 20th century theatre. Moreover, this is no dessicated academic study. In places, it's as entertaining as a Robertson Davies novel.