Cover art for Natasha's Dance
Published
Penguin, September 2003
ISBN
9780140297966
Format
Softcover, 768 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 3.3cm

Natasha's Dance A Cultural History of Russia by

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A PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY won pretty much every prize for which it was eligible

This tremendously attractive, ambitious, dizzying book is in every way a worthy successor to Figes' bestselling A PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY. The whole panorama of Russia's mighty culture is conjured up in a way that is fresh, intimate and immediate. Whether talking about music or novels, buildings or paintings, Figes' enthusiasm and literary brilliance sweeps the reader along through a series of great set-piece chapters.

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