Douglas Smith

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Former People: The Final Days of the Russian AristocracyPaperback, 24 September 2013

Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy
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Print Length
528 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Picador USA
Date Published
24 Sep 2013
ISBN-10
1250037794
ISBN-13
9781250037794

Description

The riveting and harrowing story of the Russian nobility caught in the upheaval of the Revolution

Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Kansas City Star and *Salon
*
Epic in scope, precise in detail, and heartbreaking in its human drama, Former People is the first book to recount the history of the aristocracy caught up in the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin's Russia. It is the story of how a centuries-old elite, famous for its glittering wealth, its service to the tsar and empire, and its promotion of the arts and culture, was dispossessed and destroyed along with the rest of old Russia. Chronicling the fate of two great aristocratic families--the Sheremetevs and the Golitsyns--it reveals how even in the darkest depths of the terror, daily life went on.

Told with sensitivity and nuance by acclaimed historian Douglas Smith, Former People is the dramatic portrait of two of Russia's most powerful aristocratic families and a sweeping account of their homeland in violent transition.

Product Details

Author:
Douglas Smith
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
24 September 2013
Dimensions:
22.94 x 15.34 x 2.59 cm
ISBN-10:
1250037794
ISBN-13:
9781250037794
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
528
Publisher:
Weight:
462.66 gm

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