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1	The Book of Happiness more books like this by Nina Berberova, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) The Book of Happiness is one of the outstanding novels the great Russian author Nina Berberova wrote during the years she lived in Paris, and by far the most autobiographical. Vera, the protagonist of The Book of Happiness, is seen first in Paris where she leads a dreary life tied down by a demanding invalid husband. She is summoned to the scene ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Voices of Revolution, 1917 more books like this by Mr. Mark D Steinberg, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) Although much has been written about the political history of the Russian revolution, the human story of what the revolution meant to ordinary people has rarely been told. This book gives voice to the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of the Russian people, including workers, peasants, and soldiers, as expressed in their own words during the ... see all copies from $4.16! new only from $24.07! \| first editions
3	Cape of Storms more books like this by Nina Berberova, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) This 1951 epic novel by one of Russia's foremost writers takes place in the 1930s and tells the story of three Russian sisters--Dasha, Sonia, and Zai--and their father, who lives in France. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	White on Black more books like this by Ruben Gallego, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) This is an extraordinary personal testament, the story of one boy's triumph in the face of impossible obstacles. Born with cerebral palsy in Moscow, Ruben Gallego was hidden away in Soviet state institutions by his maternal grandfather, the secretary general of the Spanish Communist Party in the 1960s. His was a boyhood spent in orphanages, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Ladies from St. Petersburg: Three Novellas more books like this by Nina Berberova, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) These three short novels by the Russian émigré writer Nina Berberova take place during the dawn of the revolution. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Billancourt Tales more books like this by Nina Berberova (Preface by), Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) These 13 stories, originally written by Nina Berberova for an émigré newspaper, are about Russians transplanted to the Paris suburb of Billancourt in the 1930s. see all copies from $5.96! new only from $12.07! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lost in the Taiga more books like this by Vassili Peskov, Vasily Peskov, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) In 1932, a Russian named Karp Ossipovitch Lykov took his family, who were members of a sect of the Russian Orthodox Church called Old Believers, to live in the Siberian Taiga. The purpose of this self-imposed exile was to purge their souls of the modern world. Over 50 years later, journalist Vassili Peskov came across them still living on what ... see all copies from $7.06! new only from $34.00! \| first editions
8	Soviet Culture and Power: A History in Documents, 1917-1953 more books like this by Katerina Clark, Evgeny Dobrenko, Ms. Marian Schwartz (Translator) Leaders of the Soviet Union, Stalin chief among them, well understood the power of art, and their response was to attempt to control and direct it in every way possible. This book examines Soviet cultural politics from the Revolution to Stalin's death in 1953. Drawing on a wealth of newly released documents from the archives of the former Soviet ... see all copies from $25.90! new only from $39.86! \| SVS

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