It's very easy to read, the language is not particularly academic or heavy, and there are no boring parts. Without a clear introduction to the subject, it is more than easy to get lost in the openly contradictory world of a nation that sits simultaneously in Europe and Asia, but with the aid of this book, it becomes not only simple but thoroughly enjoyable. But, as I have ventured down my Russian rabbit hole I have learned to appreciate their talents and now feel it is a shame that Figes doesn’t spent a little more time on them. Sovyet dönemi edebiyatı ve sanatsal akımları ile ilgili bilgi edinmek isteyenler başka bir kitap bulmalı ama Ahmatova’nın biyografisini veya Stalin karşıtı bir eser okumak istiyorsanız bu bölüm işinizi görebilir.

But I've been a fan of Russian literature--especially the great novels of the 19th century, and of Russian music and particularly of the Russian ballet and its offshoots in the West. Indeed, Figes demonstrates how much of Russian art and culture was a conscious effort to forge this identity: the great novels of Dostoyevsky, Gogol and Tolstoy, the music of Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, artists Serov and Rubilev all forged a distinctive Russian style that indelibly captures these preoccupations.He tried to make the argument that the Asiatic culture is more due to the non-European strain of Russia. The great tragedy of the communist political experiment was that it destroyed the cultural traditions in these areas drove the artists into ignominious graves. Beautifully written and gloriously vivid, Natasha's Dance is a triumphant assertion of the greatness of Russia's culture and the remarkable lives of those who have shaped it. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Nataşa’nın dansı ismini Tolstoy’un "Savaş ve Barış" isimli eserindeki Nataşa karakterinin bir soylu olmasına rağmen bir köy müziği eşliğindeki dansından alıyor.

But as Figes brilliantly shows, the 19th-century intellectuals developed a blend of affection and exasperation in their approach to the peasantry - and this helped them produce art of transcendent quality. For me this isn’t a problem, as they are not as famous of as great as some of the titans from the century before.Bu bölüm aslında çok daha ilgi çekici bir akımla alakalı oldukça bilgilendirici olduğu için kitap içerisindeki en sevdiğim bölüm oldu diyebilirim. If over the years, chance has not brought you into touch with Russian works in literature, painting, ballet and opera, "Natasha's Dance" will be extremely tedious in places. Written beautifully with striking wit…this superb, flamboyant and masterful tour d’horizon is fun, anecdotal and fascinating, colourful and playful.