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The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretative History of Russian Culture

The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretative History of Russian Culture Trade paperback - 1970

by Billington, James H

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New York: Vintage, 1970. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x1x7. Reprint. An exceptional copy. 1970 Trade Paperback. 880 pp. A sweeping, intricate description of Russian cultural history, spanning the pre-Romanov era through six centuries to the reign of Joseph Stalin. Flowing with ease through time and topic — from art to music, literature, philosophy, mythology and more — the book provides readers with an alluring portrayal of Russia’s proud heritage. Its impressive scope and lasting insights have made it a foundational text in Russian studies. In fact, it was this book, more than any other, that captured my imagination and propelled me toward the study of Russia and the Soviet Union.
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'...I cannot begin to touch on the riches of this book. It is packed with detail without being dry, vivid without being 'colorful, ' and wide-ranging without crying up special theories. This is, moreover, a cultural history in which is implicit the knowledge that ideas do not follow simply from other ideas, that cultural history interprets and modifies political and economic history but rides on their currents and is swayed by their events.

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