{"product_id":"molotovs-magic-lantern-9780374533205","title":"Molotov's Magic Lantern","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge--and also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly Molotov's apartment, Polonsky uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lantern--two things that lead her on an extraordinary journey throughout Russia and ultimately renew her vision of the country and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMolotov's Magic Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e, Polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from Molotov's library: works by Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Akhmatova, and others, some of whom were sent to the Gulag by the very man who collected their books. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, Polonsky writes about the longings and aspirations of these Russian writers and others in the course of her travels from the Arctic to Siberia and from the forests around Moscow to the vast steppes. A singular homage to Russian history and culture, \u003ci\u003eMolotov's Magic Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Polonsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.48w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Polonsky \u003c\/b\u003ehas written for \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEnglish Literature and the Russian Aesthetic Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003eand lives in Cambridge, England, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41142622355571,"sku":"9.78037E+12","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5dbd539c-9ff1-46b7-93a5-d0eea1155377.jpg?v=1701876129","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/molotovs-magic-lantern-9780374533205","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}