A Kingdom and a Village

A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow

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Beschreibung

<p><b>An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics</b></p><p><b>'Monumental' </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><br><b>'Brilliant' </b><i>TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT</i><br><b>'A marvellous book'</b> HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of <i>The Rebel Romanov</i><br><b>'Every page pulses with individual stories and historical insights'</b> MARK GALEOTTI, author of <i>A Short History of Russia</i></p><p>Moscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe's landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and fifty million people, some thirteen million of whom live in the capital. <i>A Kingdom and a Village</i> vividly brings to life Russia's heart and soul, tracing its transformation from a 'big village' into a metropolis of vast geopolitical import.</p><p>It is a stranger-than-fiction arc. The last century alone has featured invasions and battles, the destruction and reconstruction of sacred landmarks, and the collapse of the Soviet republic - not to mention the rise of an authoritarian leader who is a keen student of Russian history. Morrison reaches back to the city's founding as a fortress on a river nearly a millennium ago. In the following centuries, any number of external forces - from Tatar Mongols and Swedes to Napoleon and Hitler - set their sights on Moscow, bolstering its self-conception as a glittering prize and site of perpetual defence and resurrection.</p><p><b>Understanding Moscow not only unlocks the spellbinding mysteries of Russia's past, but also the grim logic of its present.</b> <i><b>A Kingdom and a Village</b></i><b> is an essential guide to a people and a nation.</b></p><p><b>'Magisterial ... gripping' </b>BEN RHODES, author of <i>The World As It Is</i><br><b>'A mesmerising tale of how Moscow came to be'</b> JILL DOUGHERTY, author of <i>My Russia</i><br><b>'Morrison is the perfect biographer of Moscow' </b>SHAUN WALKER, author of <i>The Illegals</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781847926524

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

239 x 162 x 46 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd