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Russia in the West: Strange Convergences
This is no ordinary local history book about the Kaliningrad region. Instead, it reads like a literary mini-series, tracing how the grand narrative of Russian history unfolded within a single foreign province. Through the lens of historians Yegor Yakovlev and writer Alexander Tsypkin, the book brings to life a cast of Russian figures who shaped their nation’s destiny on the lands that were once Prussia.
Peter the Great arrives incognito for secret talks with the Prussian duke and to study artillery. Suvorov joins a Masonic lodge. Grigory Orlov escorts a captured adjutant of Frederick the Great. Bagration, Barclay, and Denis Davydov clash with Napoleon’s armies. Dostoevsky mourns unrequited love. Lenin ponders the creation of a revolutionary organization. Tvardovsky finishes “Vasily Tyorkin.” Each chapter reveals how these pivotal moments and personal dramas played out in a region far from the Russian heartland, offering a fresh perspective on familiar historical figures.
Price: 621.00 RUR.
