Russka

Edward Rutherfurd

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Arrow
01 May 1998

Fiction & Literature; Historical romance; Historical fiction

Panoramic, sweeping, monumental, haunting- a story of four families which spans the centuries of Russia.

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 that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia.

Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's 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 invasions 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.

By: Edward Rutherfurd
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 176mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 514g
ISBN: 9780099635208
ISBN 10: 0099635208
Pages: 1040
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Russka

Another vast panorama of history from the author of Sarum, this one even more ambitious in that it seeks to tell the story of Russia, from AD 180 to 1990 through the eyes of its ordinary people, specifically those of one village, set in the Russian heartland. (Kirkus UK)