Russka : the novel of Russia /
Rutherfurd, Edward.
Russka : the novel of Russia / Edward Rutherfurd. - 1st trade pbk. ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2005. - 945 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
The triumphs, tragedies, passions, and struggles of successive generations of four families are shaped by the turbulent events and forces of Russian history, from ancient times to the twentieth century. Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, politics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful Sarum: The Novel of England, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land.
0345479351 9780345479358
2005273717
Russia--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Russka : the novel of Russia / Edward Rutherfurd. - 1st trade pbk. ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2005. - 945 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
The triumphs, tragedies, passions, and struggles of successive generations of four families are shaped by the turbulent events and forces of Russian history, from ancient times to the twentieth century. Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, politics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful Sarum: The Novel of England, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land.
0345479351 9780345479358
2005273717
Russia--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.