Catherine Merridale Red Fortress (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Red FortressCondition: NewEAN: 9780141032351ISBN: 9780141032351Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/12/2014Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 24mmItem Weight: 397gAuthor: Catherine MerridaleLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Secret Heart of Russia's HistoryISBN-10: 0141032359Description: WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red walls and towers many of the most startling events in Russia's history have been acted out. It is both a real place and an imaginative idea; a shorthand for a certain kind of secretive power, but also the heart of a specific Russian authenticity. Catherine Merridale's exceptional book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. The many inhabitants of the Kremlin have continually reshaped it to accord with shifting ideological needs, with buildings conjured up or demolished to conform with the current ruler's social, spiritual, military or regal priorities. In the process, all have claimed to be the heirs of Russia's great historic destiny.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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