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The Russian Intelligensia
Sinyavskii, Andrei; Sinyavsky, Andrei (Formerly Professor Of Slavic Studies, Sorbonne, Paris, France)
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Description for The Russian Intelligensia
Hardback. Having returned to Russia in 1990 after two decades, the writer known as Abram Tertz creates a vivid picture of today's Russian intelligentsia and its role as conscience and critic since the fall of communism, as well as a chilling portrait of economic and political stagnation under Yeltsin. Translator(s): Visson, Lynn. Series: Harriman Lectures S. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; DSA; JFC; JFSC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Harriman Lectures S.
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231107266
SKU
V9780231107266
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About Sinyavskii, Andrei; Sinyavsky, Andrei (Formerly Professor Of Slavic Studies, Sorbonne, Paris, France)
Andrei Sinyavsky is the author of The Makepeace Experiment; Goodnight; Soviet Civilizaton: A Cultural History; and Strolling with Pushkin. In exile from the U.S.S.R. since the 1970's, he was professor of Slavic studies at the Sorbonne until his retirement in 1974.
Reviews for The Russian Intelligensia
An unflinching, passionate account of what has gone wrong in Russia since the collapse of the Bolshevik system-and of the complicity of the most privileged segment of the intelligentsia in the Yeltsin-era crimes and catastrophes
by a voice of incomparable moral authority, intelligence, and persuasiveness. Susan Sontag
by a voice of incomparable moral authority, intelligence, and persuasiveness. Susan Sontag