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Volga Volga
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Author : Lesley Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher: Picador (UK)
Release Date : 1995
Volga Volga written by Lesley Chamberlain and has been published by Picador (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Travel categories.
The Volga
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Author : Janet M. Hartley
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-12
The Volga written by Janet M. Hartley and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with History categories.
A rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga--the first to fully reveal its vital place in Russian history The longest river in Europe, the Volga stretches over three and a half thousand km from the heart of Russia to the Caspian Sea, separating west from east. The river has played a crucial role in the history of the peoples who are now a part of the Russian Federation--and has united and divided the land through which it flows. Janet Hartley explores the history of Russia through the Volga from the seventh century to the present day. She looks at it as an artery for trade and as a testing ground for the Russian Empire's control of the borderlands, at how it featured in Russian literature and art, and how it was crucial for the outcome of the Second World War at Stalingrad. This vibrant account unearths what life on the river was really like, telling the story of its diverse people and its vital place in Russian history.
The Volga River
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Author : Tim McNeese
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2005
The Volga River written by Tim McNeese and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Volga River Region (Russia) categories.
Contains an introduction to Russia's Volga river, tracing the history and geography of Europe's longest river, including a timeline of events, a bibliography, and suggestions for further reading.
The Volga River
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Author : Joanne Mattern
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-09-30
The Volga River written by Joanne Mattern and has been published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Volga River is the longest river in Europe and one of the most important rivers in Russia. This slow–moving waterway is home to a huge variety of plants and animals and has been a lifeline for various ethnic groups for thousands of years. From its humble beginnings in the Valdai Hills to its mouth at the Caspian Sea, the Volga has provided Russia’s people with food, transportation, power, drinking water, and much more. Its shores and cities have been the site of many historical events, most notably the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II, and faces many ecological challenges as it struggles to survive in the modern era. Learn about the “Mother Volga,” its people, its history, and its vital place in Russian culture in this fascinating story of a mighty river.
Volga Volga
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Author : Miljenko Jergovic
language : es
Publisher: Siruela
Release Date : 2015-11-01
Volga Volga written by Miljenko Jergovic and has been published by Siruela this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-01 with Fiction categories.
En la quinta novela de Miljenko Jergovic, el poeta, dramaturgo y periodista de Sarajevo muestra el dolor insuperable de las heridas de la guerra y el exilio. Durante quince años, todos los viernes Delal Pljevljak se pone al volante de su coche, un mítico Volga M24, para recorrer los ciento dieciséis kilómetros que separan su casa en Split, en la costa dálmata, de Livno, Bosnia, para participar en la oración semanal de la mezquita. Un día, a principios de otoño, una repentina nevada le obliga a detenerse en Fatumi, un pequeño pueblo cuya existencia desconocía hasta la fecha, y allí será donde su vida cambiará para siempre. Varios años más tarde, cuando Bosnia está viviendo una de las fases más dramáticas de su guerra civil, un director de documentales intenta aclarar las incógnitas del fatídico día de Año Nuevo en el que Delal Pljevljak se convirtió, a su pesar, en el protagonista de uno de los más controvertidos episodios en los albores del conflicto. En Volga, Volga, que junto con Buick Rivera y Freelander cierra la trilogía que Jergovic dedica al destino, a menudo burlón, que une a los hombres con sus coches, la conmovedora historia de Delal toma forma lentamente, página a página, como un delicado y conmovedor mosaico, en el que su destino queda inserto en medio de otras muchas existencias con las que comparte la experiencia de la guerra, del dolor, de la culpa, de la muerte... y la esperanza de una redención.
Volga Tatars
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Author : Azade-Ayse Rorlich
language : en
Publisher: Hoover Press
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Volga Tatars written by Azade-Ayse Rorlich and has been published by Hoover Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with History categories.
This is the first Western language study that investigates the history of the Volga Tatars since the Tenth Century A.D. The central theme of the book is the shaping and evolution of the identity of these people, focusing on the history of the first non-Christian and non-Slavic people incorporated into the Russian state.
Volga Volga
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Volga Volga written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with categories.
Mission To The Volga
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Author : Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Mission To The Volga written by Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with History categories.
The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic Mission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic Ibn Fadlan relates his experiences as part of an embassy sent by Caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, body painting, and a striking account of a ship funeral. Together, these anecdotes illuminate a vibrant world of diversity during the heyday of the Abbasid Empire, narrated with as much curiosity and zeal as they were perceived by its observant beholder. An English-only edition.
Volga Volga
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Author : Miljenko Jergovic
language : fr
Publisher: Éditions Actes Sud
Release Date : 2015-03-11T00:00:00+01:00
Volga Volga written by Miljenko Jergovic and has been published by Éditions Actes Sud this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-11T00:00:00+01:00 with Fiction categories.
Tentative d’élucidation d’une vie minuscule frappée par la tragédie, le nouveau roman de Jergović nous embarque à bord de la Volga de Dzelal, pour le trajet hebdomadaire qui l’emmène à Livno, vers la grande prière du vendredi à la mosquée locale. Vrai-faux road book construit sur la collision entre l’invocation intime d’une blessure insurmontable et sa reconstitution “objective” sous forme de dossier documentaire, Volga, Volga dresse le portrait et les états d’une âme foudroyée mais qui n’a pas renoncé au bonheur – dans un pays dont la violence semble devenue la langue maternelle.
The Volga Germans
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Author : Fred C. Koch
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 1977
The Volga Germans written by Fred C. Koch and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Catherine the Great recruited thousands of colonists “to populate her lower Volga River frontier with dependable permanent settlers who not only would bring stability to this lawless, underdeveloped, and uncharted region, but also would reclaim the vast wasteland there”—an area larger than the state of Maryland. This recruitment program ended in 1766, after drawing a majority of the colonists (about 30,000) from west central Germany, particularly the Hessian states. Since 1874 many inhabitants of this overpopulated land island between Saratov and Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) have emigrated to the Western world—to homesteads from the plains of western Canada to the pampas of Argentina, but chiefly in the U.S. By 1920 more than 300,000 Volga Germans were counted in the U.S., mostly in the private states but including 24,000 in the East and 30,000 on the West Coast. Meanwhile, the number of German-derived residents of the Soviet Union exceeded two million—the original Evangelical and Roman Catholic settlers having flourished, despite adversity, and having been joined by Mennonites in 1854. The author paints a vivid picture of the pioneering activities of the Germans on the Volga, meeting the challenges of a hostile environment and raids by brigands, and keeping their culture alive through an elaborate system of parochial schools. A century ago population pressure forced many Volga Germans westward to the Americas, or eastward to Turkestan and Siberia somewhat later. Although Lenin established a Volga German Autonomous Republic, Stalin abolished it in 1941 during the Nazi invasion and deported its population to Siberia and Central Asia. A 1964 Soviet decree retracted wholesale charges of disloyalty against the Volga Germans but denied restoration of their Republic. The story of the Volga Germans and their adventures in North and South America from 1874 to the present is a warm and vibrant one. Both laymen and scholars will find it rewarding.