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Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History
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By Rachel Polonsky
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When the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge—and also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly Molotov's apartment, Polonsky uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lantern—two things that lead her on an extraordinary journey throughout Russia and ultimately renew her vision of the country and its people.
In Molotov's Magic Lantern, Polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from Molotov's library: works by Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Akhmatova, and others, some of whom were sent to the Gulag by the very
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You’re not going to win back-to-back Stanley Cups without fans of other NHL teams getting mad about it online.
While supporters of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been joyfully celebrating a second-straight championship, others rushed to the always civil website of Twitter.com to start a smear campaign against 2021 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy and his equipment.
Seriously.
This is the kind of completely rational analysis that one can come to expect from fanbases upset about losing.
It’s worth noting that both Carey Price and Vasilevskiy are listed at the same height, 6-foot-3. In the handshake line photo, however, it clearly looks like Vasilevskiy is taller than Price. No, this isn’t because the Russian netminder is playing on stilts in addition to having a clown car tucked into his uniform, it’s because he’s standing closer to the camera which makes him look bigger.
Also, to completely put this issue to bed: The NHL has outlined rules for goaltender equipment in
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Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution [1 ed.] 2022940276, 9781647921057, 9781647921064
Table of contents :
Front cover
Half title
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Dedication
Series Editors’ Foreword
Preface
List of Maps and Illustrations
Key Figures
Glossary of Terms
Key Dates
Introduction
1. Grigorii Rasputin: A Man of Many Myths
2. The Myth of Treasonous Conspiracy Causing the Russian Monarchy’s Fall
3. The Myth of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as Secret German Agents
4. The Myth that Princess Anastasia Survived the Assassination of the Imperial Family
5. The “Judeo-Bolshevik” Myth
6. The Myth of a U.S. Crusade in Siberia to Overthrow the Bolsheviks and Colonize Russia, 1918–1920
7. The Myth of an Inevitable Bolshevik Victory
Conclusion
Suggested Reading
Image Credits
Index
Back cover
Citation preview
Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution
Myths of History: A Hackett Series
Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution
bygd Jonathan Daly and Leonid Trofimov
Series Editor