The Icon And The Axe
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The Icon And Axe
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Author : James Billington
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-09-22
The Icon And Axe written by James Billington and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-22 with History categories.
"A sweeping, intricate description of Russian cultural history, spanning the pre-Romanov era through six centuries to the reign of Joseph Stalin. Flowing with ease through time and topic — from art to music, literature, philosophy, mythology and more — the book provides readers with an alluring portrayal of Russia’s proud heritage. Its impressive scope and lasting insights have made it a foundational text in Russian studies. In fact, it was this book, more than any other, that captured my imagination and propelled me toward the study of Russia and the Soviet Union." --Condoleezza Rice, The New York Times "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 Includes Illustrations, references, index.
The Icon And The Axe
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Icon And The Axe written by James H. Billington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Arts categories.
The Icon And The Axe
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Icon And The Axe written by James H. Billington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
Icon And The Axe
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Icon And The Axe written by James H. Billington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.
The Axe And The Throne
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Author : M. D. Ireman
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-01-15
The Axe And The Throne written by M. D. Ireman and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Fantasy fiction categories.
It is a fool's errand and Tallos knows it, but against his own better judgment and the pleading of his wife, Tallos has committed himself to a voyage north. His lifelong friend's eldest sons are said to have been taken by Northmen, a raiding people ill-reputed for their savagery. The boys are already dead, Tallos knows, and in that dark place of grim reasoning he wishes only to find their corpses quickly so he can fulfill his promise and return to his wife. Instead, he finds something far worse.
Fire In The Minds Of Men
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Fire In The Minds Of Men written by James H. Billington and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
This book traces the origins of a faith--perhaps the faith of the century. Modern revolutionaries are believers, no less committed and intense than were Christians or Muslims of an earlier era. What is new is the belief that a perfect secular order will emerge from forcible overthrow of traditional authority. This inherently implausible idea energized Europe in the nineteenth century, and became the most pronounced ideological export of the West to the rest of the world in the twentieth century. Billington is interested in revolutionaries--the innovative creators of a new tradition. His historical frame extends from the waning of the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the beginnings of the Russian Revolution in the early twentieth century. The theater was Europe of the industrial era; the main stage was the journalistic offices within great cities such as Paris, Berlin, London, and St. Petersburg. Billington claims with considerable evidence that revolutionary ideologies were shaped as much by the occultism and proto-romanticism of Germany as the critical rationalism of the French Enlightenment. The conversion of social theory to political practice was essentially the work of three Russian revolutions: in 1905, March 1917, and November 1917. Events in the outer rim of the European world brought discussions about revolution out of the school rooms and press rooms of Paris and Berlin into the halls of power. Despite his hard realism about the adverse practical consequences of revolutionary dogma, Billington appreciates the identity of its best sponsors, people who preached social justice transcending traditional national, ethnic, and gender boundaries. When this book originally appeared The New Republic hailed it as "remarkable, learned and lively," while The New Yorker noted that Billington "pays great attention to the lives and emotions of individuals and this makes his book absorbing." It is an invaluable work of history and contribution to our understanding of political life.
Russia In Search Of Itself
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Release Date : 2004-03-19
Russia In Search Of Itself written by James H. Billington and has been published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-19 with Philosophy categories.
Billington describes the contentious discussion occurring all over Russia and across the political spectrum. He finds conflicts raging among individuals as much as between organized groups and finds a deep underlying tension between the Russians' attempts to legitimize their new, nominally democratic identity, and their efforts to craft a new version of their old authoritarian tradition. After showing how the problem of Russian identity was framed in the past, Billington asks whether Russians will now look more to the West for a place in the common European home, or to the East for a new, Eurasian identity.
Icon And Devotion
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Author : Oleg Tarasov
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2004-01-03
Icon And Devotion written by Oleg Tarasov and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-03 with Art categories.
Icon and Devotion offers the first extensive presentation in English of the making and meaning of Russian icons. The craft of icon-making is set into the context of forms of worship that emerged in the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid-seventeenth century. Oleg Tarasov shows how icons have held a special place in Russian consciousness because they represented idealized images of Holy Russia. He also looks closely at how and why icons were made. Wonder-working saints and the leaders of such religious schisms as the Old Believers appear in these pages, which are illustrated with miniature paintings, lithographs and engravings never before published in the English-speaking world. By tracing the artistic vocabulary, techniques and working methods of icon painters, Tarasov shows how icons have been integral to the history of Russian art, influenced by folk and mainstream currents alike. As well as articulating the specifically Russian piety they invoke, he analyzes the significance of icons in the cultural life of modern Russia in the context of popular prints and poster design.
Medieval Russia S Epics Chronicles And Tales
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Author : Serge A. Zenkovsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Medieval Russia S Epics Chronicles And Tales written by Serge A. Zenkovsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Epic literature categories.
Russia Transformed
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Author : James H. Billington
language : en
Publisher: New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International
Release Date : 1992
Russia Transformed written by James H. Billington and has been published by New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Billington examines the changes that have occurred in the former Soviet Union over recent years and argues the necessity of the USA and other Western powers making positive economic, political, strategic and cultural responses to the new circumstances.