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Books on: rasputin russia

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1.

Valentin Rasputin and Soviet Russian Village Prose

Book by David C. Gillespie; Modern Humanities Research Association, 1986

Subjects:

Rasputin, Valentin Grigor?Evich--Criticism And Interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

VALENTIN RASPUTIN and SOVIET RUSSIAN VILLAGE PROSE...Slavonic VALENTIN RASPUTIN and SOVIET RUSSIAN VILLAGE PROSE...been forced out of Russia. Indeed, the questions broached in Rasputins fiction transcend...
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The Eclipse of Russia

Book by E. J. Dillon; George H. Doran, 1918

Subjects:

Russia--Politics And Government--1894-1917, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...XIII. RASPUTIN-A SYMBOL 196 XIV. RUSSIAS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS...like Azeff, Gapon, and Rasputin, and of the torture and...an article of mine about Russian prisons: "Earth is hell...
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Rediscovering Russia in Asia: Siberia and the Russian Far East

Book by Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff; M.E. Sharpe, 1995

Subjects:

Russian Far East (Russia)--History, Siberia (Russia)--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

In 1581 a Cossack raider crossed the Ural Mountains to plunder and claim for Tsar Ivan IV the land called "Sibir" by its Tatar inhabitants. Within half a century, Moscow's reach would extend nearly six thousand miles to the east. Thus Russia has a long history as part of Asia. Does it have a future ...
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In 1581 a Cossack raider crossed the Ural Mountains to plunder and claim for Tsar Ivan IV the land called "Sibir" by its Tatar inhabitants. Within half a century, Moscow's reach would extend nearly six thousand miles to the east. Thus Russia has a long history as part of Asia. Does it have a future there as well? Rediscovering Russia in Asia takes the reader on a trans-Siberian expedition to encounter the peoples, cultures, and riches of Russia's eastern expanses. The expert guides are scholars with the language skills and the sense of adventure to explore a "crossroads of civilizations" at long last reopened to the world.
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The Twilight of Imperial Russia

Book by Richard Charques; Essential Books, 1959

Subjects:

Russia--History--Nicholas Ii, 1894-1917

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Paul Miliukov 81 Gregory Rasputin 160 The Tsaritsa Alexandra...MAPS The provinces of European Russia page 13 The Russian Empire...
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Twentieth Century Russia

Book by Donald W. Treadgold, Herbert J. Ellison; Westview Press, 2000

Subjects:

Former Soviet Republics--History, Russia--History--1801-1917, Soviet Union--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

Donald W. Treadgold was professor of Russian history in the history department and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies of the University of Washington.

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Journal Articles on: rasputin russia

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Valentin Rasputin and Siberian Nationalism

Journal article by Galya Diment; World Literature Today, Vol. 67, 1993

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...of the Soviet period of Russian literature. Rasputin has never pretended that...immensely popular voice of Rasputin, Russian village prose gained an...important, however, is that Rasputins nationalism, Russian or Siberian, is definitely...
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To Russia with ... Technology

Journal article by Candy Beal; Social Education, Vol. 66, 2002

Subjects:

Online services--Usage, Social sciences--Study and teaching, Travel--Technology application

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The Arts * Physical Features * Kiev and Russia * Dance * Relative Location * The Byzantines...Housing * Rasputin * Entertainment...
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Ward Seven

Journal article by Jane Haynes; European Judaism, Vol. 38, 2005

Subjects:

Psychotherapy--Personal narratives, Russia--Psychological aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...Traditionally, Russia has been a country...the phenomenon of Rasputin, another Siberian...arts of hysteria. Rasputin, like that other...which beckoned the Russian sexual revolution...and celebrate his Russian victory. It is also...first identified Rasputin as an expert in...
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Motherland is Not an Abstract Notion

Journal article by Valentin Rasputin; World Literature Today, Vol. 67, 1993

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...an Abstract Notion By VALENTIN RASPUTIN The question today is: does Russia still exist? Does she live in the...nothing new to become VALENTIN RASPUTIN (b. 1937) is one of the finest Russian prose writers of the middle generation...
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The Righteous Brothers (And Sisters) of Contemporary Russian Literature

Journal article by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; World Literature Today, Vol. 67, 1993

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...reappearance in Russia of these selfless...Valentin Rasputin story "Pozhar...literature, Rasputin had enriched...contemporary Russian peasants and...rifts in the Russian literary world. Valentin Rasputin had been active...

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Magazine Articles on: rasputin russia

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Russia Hammers Chechnya

Magazine article by Jamie Dettmer; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, November 29, 1999

Subjects:

Chechnya, Russia--Autonomy and independence movements, Russia--Military policy

Collections: Entire Library

...between pro-Yeltsin tycoon Boris Berezovsky, a Gucci-dressed Rasputin of the 1990s, and Chechen rebels. The newspaper claims Berezovsky...that the Kremlin needs to sow a certain amount of chaos in Russia to justify suspension of next Junes presidential elections...
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Thin Walls, Bad Neighbors: In the New Russia Making Yourself at Home Is Still No Easy Task

Magazine article by Jeffrey Tayler; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 280, November 1997

Subjects:

Americans abroad--Personal narratives, Americans abroad--Russia, Americans in Russia--Personal narratives, Housing, Moscow, Russia (City)

Collections: Entire Library

...talk about enduring and such--leaves you only one choice in Russia: dig your grave and climb in. You have to adapt to our Soviet...an agreement," I suggested. I pulled out a liter bottle of Rasputin vodka. His eyes widened and he rubbed his chin. "Well, it...
3.

Thin Walls, Bad Neighbors: In the New Russia Making Yourself at Home Is Still No Easy Task

Magazine article by Jeffrey Tayler; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 280, November 1997

Subjects:

Russia--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...talk about enduring and such--leaves you only one choice in Russia: dig your grave and climb in. You have to adapt to our Soviet...an agreement," I suggested. I pulled out a liter bottle of Rasputin vodka. His eyes widened and he rubbed his chin. "Well, it...
4.

New Rasputins

Magazine article; The Nation, Vol. 261, December 11, 1995

Subjects:

Elections--Russia, Russia--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...camarilla, his "collective Rasputin," will allow the democratic...hands of the President. Yet the Russians who are scheduled to elect...and it is doubtful whether Russia has much time for political...fell whether the collective Rasputin prefers to stop the show before...
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An Interview with Roy Medvedev

Magazine article by Fred Weir; Monthly Review, Vol. 44, February 1993

Subjects:

Medvedev, Roy--Interviews, Politics--Russia, Russia--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...re-united, while some others define Russia as just the present Russian Federation. There is a wide spectrum within the nationalist...and in the literature of writers like Vassily Belov, Valentin Rasputin, and, of course, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. FW: A lot is said...

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Newspaper Articles on: rasputin russia

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Office Exterior Belies Urban Flair of Russia House

Newspaper article by Pat Butters; The Washington Times, October 12, 2000

Subjects:

Russia

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...quietly plucking out "The Lady is a Tramp." Yet adding whimsy to the room are papier-mache sculptures of Russian types such as Lenin and Rasputin adorning the windows. For appetizers, the zakuski platter is a good way to start off: Its a smorgasbord...
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From Russia with LOVE; since Communism Was Swept Away, the Former Soviet Republic Has Been Open to Tourism. Its Turbulent History Means the Country Is Brimming with Fascinating Sites to Visit. Cate Wilson Is Captivated by Russia

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 13, 2001

Subjects:

Russia

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Cathedral, The Peter And Paul Fortress, The Field Of Mars and even the house where bogus holy man Rasputin was murdered. The problem with Russia is not finding enough things to excite and interest you, but arranging a visit long enough to see...
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DID THIS DAPPER BRITISH SPY KILL RASPUTIN; Bludgeoned,poisoned and Shot Three Times before He Died, History Tells How the Mad Russian Monk Rasputin Was Murdered Because of His Hold over the Tsarina.But a New Book Poses the Intriguing Question

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 13, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tells How the Mad Russian Monk Rasputin Was Murdered Because...feared, lead to Russia pulling out of the war. Moreover, with Rasputin influencing the...destructive effect that Rasputin was having on Anglo-Russian relations. His ship...
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This Devil Who'd Been Poisoned Three Times, and Had a Bullet in His Heart,seemed to Be Raise from the Dead by the Power of Evil. There Was Something Diabolical in Rasputin's Utter Refusal to Die; the Last Days of the Romanovs. Day Two: Ruissia's Top Politicians Decided Rasputin Must Be Killed, but the Sex-Obsessed Monk Seemed Possesed of Demonic Powers

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 9, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...man they saw as Russias malign eminence...of my visits to Rasputin convinced me more...are the tools of Rasputin? `The only solution...theres not a man in Russia who has the guts...since her arrival in Russia, could not make...pointed out that Rasputin rankled society...
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Golden Twist to the Riddle of Rasputin; Travel

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 30, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to the Riddle of Rasputin; Travel. Byline...by Tatiana, our Russian guide. `Before you...building that Gregori Rasputin - confidant of the Russian royal family - was...wealthiest man in Russia who resented Rasputins influence over the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rasputin russia

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Nicholas II , Czar of Russia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Alexandra, who was completely dominated by Rasputin until his murder in 1916. Abdication...Nicholas was forced to abdicate (see Russian Revolution ). He was held first in the...in St. Petersburg in 1998. In 2000 the Russian Orthodox Church canonized the czar and...
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Russian Revolution

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...movement. When World War I broke out in 1914, most elements of Russia (except the Bolsheviks) united in supporting the war effort...revolutionary climate by the end of 1916. The sinister influence of Rasputin over Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna , whom Nicholas had left...
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Goremykin, Ivan Longinovich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Goremykin was regarded as the embodiment of reaction and a tool of Grigori Rasputin and was forced to resign. He was arrested briefly after the February Revolution (1917) in Russia, but was allowed to retire to his estate in the Caucasus, where he was...
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Nicholas , Russian Grand Duke

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Nicholas was made commander in chief of the Russian armies at the outbreak of World War I...Nicholas II, influenced by the czarina and Rasputin, relieved him of his post and took over...1917 deprived him of his command. He left Russia in 1919 and settled in France...

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