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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Polonsky, Rachel.     Subjects     Polonsky, Rachel -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)     Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Homes and haunts -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.     Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Library.     Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts.     Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.     Communism and literature -- Soviet Union -- History.     Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel     Moscow (Russia) -- Description and travel     Moscow (Russia) -- History     Soviet Union -- Intellectual life     Browse Catalog     by author:      Polonsky, Rachel.       by title:      Molotov's magic lant...       by call number:      947 P778m     Search the Web     Polonsky, Rachel.     Polonsky, Rachel -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)     Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Homes and haunts -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.     Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Library.     Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts.     Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.     Communism and literature -- Soviet Union -- History.     Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel     Moscow (Russia) -- Description and travel     Moscow (Russia) -- History     Soviet Union -- Intellectual life       MARC Display

Molotov's magic lantern : travels in Russian history / Rachel Polonsky. by Polonsky, Rachel. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Call #: 947 P778m Subjects Polonsky, Rachel -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)   Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Homes and haunts -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.   Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 -- Library.   Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts.   Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.   Communism and literature -- Soviet Union -- History.   Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel   Moscow (Russia) -- Description and travel   Moscow (Russia) -- History   Soviet Union -- Intellectual life ISBN:  9780374211974 (alk. paper) 0374211973 (alk. paper) Edition:  1st American ed. Description:  ix, 390 p. : maps ; 24 cm. Notes:  "Originally published in 2010 by Faber and Faber Ltd., Great Britain as Molotov's magic lantern : a journey in Russian history"--T.p. verso. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Prologue -- Romanov -- Apartment 61 -- The banya -- Lutsino -- Mozzhinka -- Novgorod -- Staraya Russa -- Rostov-on-Don -- Taganrog -- Vologda -- Archangel -- Murmansk and Barentsburg -- Arshan and Irkutsk -- Ulan Ude and Kyakhta -- Epilogue. Summary:  When the author, a British journalist moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik, Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge, and also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly his apartment, she uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lantern, two things that lead her on an extraordinary journey throughout Russia and ultimately renew her vision of the country and its people. In this book, she visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from Molotov's library: works by Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Akhmatova, and others, some of whom were sent to the Gulag by the very man who collected their books. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, she writes about the longings and aspirations of these Russian writers and others in the course of her travels from the Arctic to Siberia and from the forests around Moscow to the vast steppes. A singular homage to Russian history and culture, this work evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 947 P778m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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