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Moscow, the Beautiful and the Damned: Life in Russia in Transition

Moscow, the Beautiful and the Damned: Life in Russia in Transition

by NickHoldsworth (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

Experience the impact of historic and unplanned change on a people forced to undergo the most breathtaking ongoing revolution of the 20th century, through the eyes of the people who have lived through it. The generation who have emerged from a Soviet past into a modern future were schooled under Soviet leader Brezhnev, studied at University or started families or careers during Gorbachev's perestroika reforms, and have been confronted by a society changed beyond recognition since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and Yeltsin's unpredictable rule.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd
Published: 02 Jun 2003
ISBN 10: 0233009981
ISBN 13: 9780233009988

Media Reviews
'This is history from the bottom up, not the top down approach favoured by most 'authorities' on Russia. Here the little people take centre stage against a backdrop of chaos, revolution and, occasionally, hope. Here are Dostoevsky's Insulted and Injured, but also Heroes and Anti-Heroes of our time.' - Daily Telegraph 'Nick Holdsworth has done something seemingly simple but actually very rare - he has trusted the Russians to speak for themselves.'- Independent
Author Bio
Nick Holdsworth is a freelance journalist who has an enduring interest and passion for Russian. He is now based in Moscow where he writes for The Times Higher Educational Supplement, Sunday Telegraph, Guardian and the International Herald Tribune amongst others.