Engineers of the Soul, Westerman, Frank

Автор: Westerman, Frank
Название: Engineers of the Soul
ISBN: 1843431009 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781843431008
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 1948 р.
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Описание: Stalin first used the expression `engineers of the soul` to refer to Soviet writers in 1932. It would become a well-known phrase and a feared concept. This title tells the story of how authors were forced to write in service of the Soviet Union`s Communist ideology.

Автор: Westerman Frank
Название: Brother Mendel`s Perfect Horse
ISBN: 0099512777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099512776
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 1428 р.
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Описание: Explores the history of Lipizzaners, a troop of pedigree horses bred as personal mounts for the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. This book reconstructs the story of four generations of imperial steed as they survive the fall of the Habsburg Empire, two world wars and the insane breeding experiments conducted under Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu.

Автор: Westerman Frank
Название: Engineers of the Soul: The Grandiose Propaganda of Stalin`s Russia
ISBN: 1590208536 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781590208533
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 1453 р.
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Описание: Combining investigative journalism with literary history, Engineers of the Soul is a journey through contemporary Russia and soviet-era literature. Westerman examines both the culture landscape under Stalin's rule and the book --and lives of writers caught in the wheels of the soviet system.

Автор: Westerman, Frank
Название: Ararat
ISBN: 1846550890 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846550898
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 2208 р.
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Описание: Features a pilgrimage by a non-believer that takes him to Mount Ararat where, as biblical tradition has it, Noah`s Ark ran aground and God made his covenant with mankind.

Автор: Westerman Frank
Название: Brother Mendel`s Perfect Horse
ISBN: 1846550882 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846550881
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
Цена: 2208 р.
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Автор: Westerman, Joan
Название: Archie
ISBN: 1784553328 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784553326
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 1279 р.
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Описание: Teenage boy Archie realises he is different; his passion is for Jesse, not for girls. Knowing how people would react, Archie has no choice but to keep this quiet, even to his ill mother. After her early death, Archie struggles to come to terms with his loss and feels alone until he meets Kirra, who he finds solace in.