Antosha and Levitasha: The Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan
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Antosha and Levitasha is the first book in English devoted to the complex relationship between Anton...
Alexander I: The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon
Marie-Pierre Rey and Susan Emanuel
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Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Riot Days in Books
Sep 26, 2017
This is an intriguing diary of political activist and Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina. It is heartfelt and almost despairing at times when Alyokhina describes the squalid conditions that she has to be imprisoned in after protesting in a church in Russia. However, her heroic efforts in jail even allowed her to gain some small victories, which makes her an activist through and through. From hunger strikes to taking prison guards to court, her determination should be lauded.
The copy that I received was unformatted making it a little difficult to follow new threads, but reading it as a journal definitely makes more sense as there are small blocks of personal day to day meanderings and quotes.
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Escape from New York (1981) in Movies
Jun 18, 2019
In 1997, a major war between the U.S and Russia is continuing and the whole of Manhattan has been converted into a giant free roaming maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.
Dark toned action adventure spawning a cult franchise and heavily inspired the Metal Gear Solid franchise. (I mean its lead character is snake plissken)
co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter.
It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton
David McK (3557 KP) rated Me Bandy, You Cissie (The Bandy Papers, #4) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
This is the first novel not set in (or related to) The First World War, as it is set in the 1920s, and follows the trials and tribulations of its titular character upon his escape from Russia and return to America: events that see him join (and then get fired from) the postal service, and eventually become an unwitting early Hollywood star.
While it's still fitfully amusing, I have to say I didn't find this as funny as the earlier books: maybe because it is set in America, and relates to events and characters that we (in the West) are not as familiar with as our American or Canadian counter-parts.
Licensed to Drill: Dentist on the Loose!
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Licensed to drill! Shots, Killing, Out Cold, Asphyxiated, Agents, Accomplices, Cocaine, the...
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Tragic, Compelling Story of the Last Tsar and His Family
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A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days - and last rulers - of the Russian Empire....
Handbook of Emerging Economies
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A major new volume in the Routledge International Handbooks series analysing emerging and newly...
One's Company: A Journey to China in 1933
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Catching all the fascination and humour of travel in out-of-the-way places, One's Company is Peter...
An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration: from Pompeii to Art Nouveau
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An indispensable reference source for anyone with an interest in period styles of furniture and...