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The icon and the axe

an interpretive history of Russian culture

[1st ed.]

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An edition of The icon and the axe (1966)

The icon and the axe

an interpretive history of Russian culture

[1st ed.]

by

  • 10 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading

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.

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Publisher
Knopf
Language
English
Pages
786

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Subjects

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

Places

Soviet Union, Russia
Edition Availability
Cover of: Ikona i topor
Ikona i topor: opyt istolkovanii͡a︡ istorii russkoĭ kulʹtury
2001, Rudomino
in Russian
Cover of: The Icon and the Axe
The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture
June 1994, Peter Smith Publisher
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1970, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1970, Vintage Books, Knopf
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1970, Random House
in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1967, Knopf
in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1967, Knopf
in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1966, Knopf
in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretative history of Russian culture
1966, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
in English
Cover of: The icon and the axe
The icon and the axe: an interpretive history of Russian culture
1966, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
914.703
Library of Congress
DK32.7 .B5

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 786, xxxiii p.
Number of pages
786

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Open Library
OL5988393M
Internet Archive
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LCCN
66018687
Library Thing
23750

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

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