An edition of The icon and the axe (1966)

The icon and the axe

an interpretive history of Russian culture

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An edition of The icon and the axe (1966)

The icon and the axe

an interpretive history of Russian culture

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Interpretive history of Russian thought and culture designed to provide new information and interpretation and not merely to codify an already established consesus. The period under discussion is the last six hundred years, during which time Russia has emerged as a distinctive civilization.

Publish Date
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
786

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Previews available in: English

Subjects

Intellectual life, History, Vie intellectuelle, Kultur, Geschichte, Cultuur, Civilization, Culture, Social life and customs

Places

Soviet Union, Russia

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Edition Notes

Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1966.

Published in
New York
Series
Vintage Books

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 786, xxxiii p., [28] p. of plates :
Number of pages
786

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL20195087M

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1903167W

First Sentence

"REDUCED TO ITS SIMPLEST OUTLINE, Russian culture is a tale of three cities: Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg."

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