Moscow: A Cultural HistoryCaroline Brooke explores the way in which Moscow has reinvented itself over the years and the fascination it has exerted over the many writers, artists, and composers who made the city their home. |
Contents
The Kremlin I | 1 |
Red Square | 33 |
Zhukovs Statue | 49 |
Hotel Moscow | 55 |
Symbols of Revolution | 71 |
New Economic Policy | 77 |
Red MoscowCity of Soviets and Since | 79 |
Trophy Art at the Pushkin | 96 |
Marina Tsvetaeva | 139 |
City of Theatres and Music | 145 |
Sergei Rachmaninov | 168 |
Dmitry Shostakovich | 174 |
Vladimir Vysotsky | 180 |
City of Utopias and Slums | 215 |
City of Palaces and Monasteries | 237 |
Further Reading | 251 |
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