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The Icon and the Axe : An Interpretive History of Russian Culture
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by James Billington
Sales Rank: 146844
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List Price: $23.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 880 pages
Published by: Vintage December 12, 1970
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0394708466
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0394708461
Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.4 x 1.8 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
"A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era." - Library Journal. Illustrations, references, index.
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"A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era." - Library Journal. Illustrations, references, index.
Reader Reviews
When I read this book as a young university student in the early 1970s, it kindled an interest that has endured to this day. In fact, I went on to graduate school in Russian Area Studies and spent 16 years as a Soviet specialist in the Department of Defense, primarily as a result of the reading and study sparked by Billington's masterpiece. It is not conventional history. People have asked me again and again to explain why the Russians believe or behave in a particular manner. I refer them to "The Icon and the Axe." If it is possible to explain a People (as the Russians would say a "narod"), Billington does so. Truly a great work.
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