Remember Russia: 1915-1925
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. The hardcover binding is intact and firm with minimal wear. Pages appear clean and in good condition. A small price sticker is visible on the spine. No markings observed.
A compelling work of memoir and autobiography, Remember Russia: 1915-1925 chronicles a tumultuous decade in Russian history through the eyes of Elisaveta Fen, a witness to one of the most dramatic periods of modern civilization. The narrative spans the final years of Tsarist Russia, the upheaval of the 1917 Revolution, the ensuing Civil War, and the early years of the Soviet state, presenting a vivid and intimate portrait of a world in violent transformation. Fen — herself a noted translator of Chekhov — writes with literary grace and personal urgency, capturing the texture of daily life amid political catastrophe, displacement, and survival. The memoir stands as a rare first-hand account by a Russian intellectual woman who lived through extraordinary historical convulsions before eventually making her life in the West, offering an indispensable perspective on the birth of Soviet Russia.
Author: Elisaveta Fen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. The hardcover binding is intact and firm with minimal wear. Pages appear clean and in good condition. A small price sticker is visible on the spine. No markings observed.
A compelling work of memoir and autobiography, Remember Russia: 1915-1925 chronicles a tumultuous decade in Russian history through the eyes of Elisaveta Fen, a witness to one of the most dramatic periods of modern civilization. The narrative spans the final years of Tsarist Russia, the upheaval of the 1917 Revolution, the ensuing Civil War, and the early years of the Soviet state, presenting a vivid and intimate portrait of a world in violent transformation. Fen — herself a noted translator of Chekhov — writes with literary grace and personal urgency, capturing the texture of daily life amid political catastrophe, displacement, and survival. The memoir stands as a rare first-hand account by a Russian intellectual woman who lived through extraordinary historical convulsions before eventually making her life in the West, offering an indispensable perspective on the birth of Soviet Russia.