Russka - Softcover
This saga, in the style of the author's previous novel "Sarum", begins in the 2nd century AD. The histories of four families from a single Slav village interweave in a saga set against a landscape of forests and steppes which attempts to bring to life a blend of cultures which have formed the USSR.
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Review:
In this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal the most impenetrable and mysterious of lands--Russia.
Review:
Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping culture and her peoples--bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic, land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears. From Russia's dawn and the cruel Tatar invasion to Ivan the Terrible and the wild Cossacks, from Peter, Catherine and the days of War and Peace to the drama of the Revolution and the extraordinary events of today--here is Russia's story in a spellbinding novel; history recreated with breathtaking detail and passion.
"Rewarding reading ... an engrossing story. The novel manages to capture and convey the vastness of Mother Russia, her story and her potential" --Boston Sunday Herald
"What's impressive about Russka is Edward Rutherfurd's audacity--and his erudition" --Washington Post
"It is a series of ingeniously linked short novels, with a great deal of history painlessly delivered ... a very good read indeed" --The Times
"...even textured, with just the right amount of spice, it is the literary equivalent of hot cakes" --Sunday Telegraph
" Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia." "
- The Washington Post Book World"
" "RUSSKA" SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat."
- "San Francisco Chronicle"
" FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious."
"- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"" SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor."
- "Publishers Weekly"
" RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY."
- New York" Daily News"
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia.
The Washington Post Book World
RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat.
San Francisco Chronicle
FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd s close observation of Russia s religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor.
Publishers Weekly
RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY.
New York Daily News"
"Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia."
-The Washington Post Book World "RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat."
-San Francisco Chronicle "FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor."
-Publishers Weekly "RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY."
-New York Daily News
- The Washington Post Book World"
" "RUSSKA" SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat."
- "San Francisco Chronicle"
" FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious."
"- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"" SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor."
- "Publishers Weekly"
" RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY."
- New York" Daily News"
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia.
The Washington Post Book World
RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat.
San Francisco Chronicle
FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd s close observation of Russia s religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor.
Publishers Weekly
RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY.
New York Daily News"
"Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia."
-The Washington Post Book World "RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat."
-San Francisco Chronicle "FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor."
-Publishers Weekly "RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY."
-New York Daily News
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- PublisherMondadori
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 8804386215
- ISBN 13 9788804386216
- BindingPerfect Paperback
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