Vixi: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger by Richard Pipes (English) Paperback Book

Description: Vixi by Richard Pipes An eminent historian of Russia, Harvard professor, and adviser to the Reagan White House looks back on his own life and on the tumultuous twentieth century. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A distinguished historian, Harvard professor, and White House adviser looks back on his own life and on the tumultuous twentieth century Sixteen-year-old Richard Pipes escaped from Nazi-occupied Warsaw with his family in October 1939. Their flight took them to the United States by way of Italy, and Pipes went on to earn a college degree, join the U.S. Air Corps, serve as professor of Russian history at Harvard for nearly forty years, and become adviser to President Reagan on Soviet and Eastern European affairs. In this engrossing book, the eminent historian remembers the events of his own remarkable life as well as the unfolding of some of the twentieth centurys most extraordinary political events. From his youthful memories of bombs falling on Warsaw to his recollections of the conflicts inside the Reagan administration over American policies toward the USSR, Pipes offers penetrating observations as well as fascinating portraits of such cultural and political figures as Isaiah Berlin, Ronald Reagan, and Alexander Haig. Perhaps most interesting of all, Pipes depicts his evolution as a historian and his understanding of how history is witnessed and how it is recorded. Author Biography Richard Pipes is Baird Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University and an internationally renowned historian of Russia and the Soviet Union. He is the author or editor of twenty books, including The Degaev Affair - Terror and Treason in Tsarist Russia and The Unknown Lenin - From the Secret Archive, both published by Yale University Press. Review "It is hard to imagine a more interesting life, or one better told." - Economist "an autobiography that is as candid and combative as it is entertaining." - Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph "fascinating" - Jeff Barak, Jewish Chronicle "Perhaps the most refreshing and valuable memoir to emerge from Washington in many years." - Martin Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle "A gracefully written account." - Fred Siegel, Washington Post Book World" Details ISBN0300109652 Author Richard Pipes Short Title VIXI Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300109652 ISBN-13 9780300109658 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Yale University Press Place of Publication New Haven Country of Publication United States Residence Cambridge, MA, US Affiliation Harvard University Subtitle Memoirs of a Non-Belonger DOI 10.1604/9780300109658 AU Release Date 2006-01-12 NZ Release Date 2006-01-12 US Release Date 2006-01-12 UK Release Date 2006-01-12 Pages 312 Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-01-12 DEWEY 947.084092 Illustrations 46 b-w illus. Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7008160;

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