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Read Book Russka: the Novel of Russia Ebook RUSSKA: THE NOVEL OF RUSSIA PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Edward Rutherfurd | 960 pages | 01 Mar 2005 | Random House USA Inc | 9780345479358 | English | New York, United States Russka: The Novel of Russia PDF Book It quickly became a New York Times bestseller. The chapters flow logically, so I didn't feel at all disoriented jumping from one to another. A word of caution, though. No wonder they never get read. Although I think that the main source of my disappointment is the span of this novel. So did our author know way back when the Alan was riding around on his prize horse that one day his descendants would be going through a revolution? I loved this book! The collapse of the Soviet union and the heroic stand by the people of Moscow against the failed Stalinist coup would have enriched and completed the account. Rating details. The whole gigantic continent -- the world itself as far as he knew -- was softly melting, snow, earth and air, an eternal process caught, for a moment, in this shining stasis. I enjoy history when it's about the social aspect of history, real people, real stories and I think the core family characters give the reader the impetus to want to keep going and discovering more. For me it was just another slightly boring book - there are many more intriguing and better known out there eg. As I said after my last Rutherfurd book; I think that I'm having too much of a good thing so will give it a break before I read another - although I have already downloaded The Forest!! It is not a chapter for readers who are sensitive in issues like incest and problematic sexual relationships. In this story, Rutherfurd has created a very interesting and tragic relationship between Boris and Elena, a young married couple who do everything they can to destroy one another. It works a little better here and the novel feels stronger for it. Hidden categories: All stub articles. I picked this one during my Fall Reading Challenge, and after on-and-off reading over 18 weeks, I've finished. But this offering by Rutherfurd is strangely somewhere in between and yet neither. The book is hard going early simply due to the ancient frame of reference in unfamiliar territory. Books by Edward Rutherfurd. Worthy of at least one thorough reading, as long as you're here for the story and not looking for history. His characters are fleshed out and represent their respective eras. Sep 01, Natasa rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , russia. NYTimes online. Overall, the majority of this book was too middle of the road, too plodding to be truly enjoyable or to truly absorb yourself into the prose. For some reason this book didn't engage me as much as some of his others. Opinion Glossary. Oct 14, Kim rated it really liked it Shelves: read-again , four-star-novels , r-r. Like James Michener, Edward Rutherford packs a lot into his historical fiction books. This time, he has chosen to take on the geographically mighty Russia, telling its history from the second century AD through to and the end of Communism. What is clear is that revolution had a few false starts in this period, various uprisings within Ukraine and Russia from various factions that were suppressed or petered out and finally find success in the fateful Russka is so long and dense and covers so many years with so many people that it is easier to dip in and out with it. For the record, I think the first decision was a good call, since few authors can make prehistory compelling, but really, how can you write a page book about Russian history and give the entire Soviet period only 6? These interconnected lives present a vast panoramic portrait of Russia and its history There were also important discussions, such as the Age of Enlightenment, Nihilism, and some great authors like Tolstoy and Gogol. These are books to savor. I am 5 chapters into it and I get the feeling that I will like it soon. October, derived from the Latin Octo, which means eight, was actually the eighth month of the year in the original Roman calendar of ten months. How soft the world was, how shining. Sadly, I was still not feeling it. I love to learn about history through well- written, mostly accurate, historic fiction like Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Chronicles or the novels of Ken Follett. Welcome back. List Fans Educators History Profs. The nobleman who is a friend of Ivan IV of Russia and asks his territory to be part of the Oprichnina is also based on a member of the Stroganovs but at a different period. This then, for obvious reasons, is one of the longest chapters at around pages of this page book. It is more like a historical caricature than a novel. Russka: The Novel of Russia Writer Century Hutchinson. I enjoy reading about how major historic events affect the people who have no influence or power but must live with the consequences. We spend so much time with the fictional male characters and yet so little comparatively with their female counterparts. It seems that this church actually demanded illiteracy as a way of insulating its minions against the effects of Roman Catholicism and western culture. So worth it! There could have been a little more in the way of experiencing events that made Russian history. This was the approach he took in The Forest and I don't feel it worked there. Although I think that the main source of my disappointment is the span of this novel. It didn't have that dragging feeling when things were described There was just enough for me to not disconnect the story. See more book reviews, discussions and fiction writing at my blog I don't know what was so great about the guy though. Hell, I'm about sick as can be about my own government. But nonsensical mistakes and unrealistic details in the last chapter of the book devoted to the Soviet and post Soviet times made it impossible for me to give it more than two stars -- "it was OK" A few examples: 1 "how nice, for the first time there will be no military parade on May day" -- there has never been a military parade on May day May 1st. I love his stories. The stories of different characters in those families use actual stories of different Russian families. If you majored in Russian studies on the one hand, or you're looking for a historical page-turner but couldn't care less about Russia on the other, this may not be the book for you. Knowing something about early religions this shouldn't surprise, but the extent of the intellectual suppression actually shocks. This then, for obvious reasons, is one of the longest chapters at around pages of this page book. Russian history is fascinating, and I am amazed how Edward Rutherfurd was able to put it all in a very readable and enjoyable novel. Wow what a book! Like James Michener, Edward Rutherford packs a lot into his historical fiction books. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Russka is a fictional village in Russia, so in this book Edward Rutherfurd tells the story of Russia. There are wonderful things that stick out - women "swinging their sickles" in no, that's not missing a digit and still at it in ; the amulet given to Kiy in the first chapter and its progress through the generations; most of all, the story of the firebird that survives the entire history of the country. It is a novel, meant to entertain - dissecting it as if Rutherfurd had marketed it as a textbook is a ridiculous sort of snobbery. I just finished finally reading Edward Rutherfurd's book about Russia. The book is hard going early simply due to the ancient frame of reference in unfamiliar territory. View all 3 comments. Softly the wind moved over the land. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. I picked this one during my Fall Reading Challenge, and after on-and-off reading over 18 weeks, I've finished. But since others found this tedious, I'll add that the book seemed aimed toward readers who a have some interest in Russian history and b don't know a great deal about it already. This is not as good as Sarum but better than most historical novels of this kind. And that's it, if you want to know anything else about the book go read the other reviews, I'm moving on to the next one. Opinion Did You Know? This sprawling fictional novel stuffs more than a thousand years of Russian history into a bit less than thousand pages, fast-forwarding after the October revolution and so devoting only two or three sentences to the Great Patriotic War Average rating 4. Reading the 11th century chapter, I felt my heart begin to sink. Just saying! I love the idea of taking interesting historical events and telling them with fictional characters, as you get a sense of connection to the time period that I think some people may not get if they read a historical non fiction book! Sort order. Trivia About Russka: The Novel But somehow maybe because of the length of time or in the stories of the people he chose to tell, I did not connect to the characters and their parts in such huge historical events as the Mongol Invasion, the rise of the Cossacks or even the colourful reigns of Ivan the Terrible, Peter The Great and Catherine the Great at all.
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