| The Russian Album Contributor(s): Ignatieff, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312281838 ISBN-13: 9780312281830 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: "Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award" Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001021806 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.51" W x 8.56" (0.68 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album, Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ignatieff, Michael: - Michael Ignatieff is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, among other publications, and the author of many acclaimed books, including Blood and Belonging, Isaiah Berlin, Virtual War, The Warrior's Honor, The Needs of Strangers, and The Russian Album. He lives in London and Cambridge, Massachusetts. |