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1	St. Petersburg: A Cultural History more books like this by Solomon Volkov, Antonina W Bouis (Translator) add to wishlist the city of St. Petersburg became the center of liberal opposition to the dominating power of the state, whether czarist or communist. Acclaimed Russian historian and emigre Volkov writes the definitive "cultural biography" of that famed city, sharply detailing the well-known figures of the arts whose works are now part of the permanent fabric of ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator more books like this by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist Exploring the situation of artists during the reign of Joseph Stalin, Solomon Volkov finds an atmosphere in which artists were encouraged as long as they didn't make waves--but, surprisingly, were allowed some freedoms, including a certain amount of dissent. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) was one who managed to walk the line and stay alive and ... see all copies from $22.33! new only from $22.33!
3	Testimony : the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich more books like this by D. Shostakovich, Solomon Volkov add to wishlist A serious indictment of some 55 years of Soviet musical life as witnessed by a major Russian artist--Dmitri Shostakovich. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.17! \| first editions
4	Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn more books like this by Solomon Volkov, Antonina Bouis (Translator) add to wishlist In this history of Russian culture in the 20th century, Volkov brings to life the human stories behind some of the greatest masterpieces of our time. of photos. see all copies from $2.81! new only from $9.74! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich more books like this by Dmitrifi Dmitrievich Shostakovich, Solomon Volkov (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
6	Conversations with Joseph Brodsky: A Poets Journey Through the Twentieth Century more books like this by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist A comprehensive portrait of Nobel Laureate, Joseph Brodsky, based on the author's tape-recorded conversations with the poet over a period of 15 years. From imprisonment in the Soviet Union and flight to the West, to a new beginning in the United States, Brodsky's life was epic in scope. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Balanchine's Tchaikovsky: Interviews with George Balanchine more books like this by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.75! \| first editions
8	From Russia to the West more books like this by Nathan Milstein, Solomon Volkov, Antonina W. Bouis (Translator) add to wishlist Anecdotal, witty and thoroughly opinionated, From Russia to the West relates an autobiographical journey no other musician of Milstein's rank has ever recorded--from prerevolutionary Russia to the Berlin of the '20s, Paris of the '30s and over the years since as a peripatetic performer known and lovedt hroughout the West. 16 pages of black-and ... see all copies from $61.14! first editions
9	Balanchine's Tchaikovsky : conversations with Balanchine on his life, ballet and music more books like this by Solomon Volkov, George Balanchine add to wishlist In this collection of his conversations George Balanchine, ballet choreogra pher, talks about topics such as his Russian childhood and his opinions of the ballet. By the author of "Testimony: The Memoirs of Dimitri Shostakovich". see all copies from $1.99!
10	Balanchine's Tchaikovsky more books like this by Solomon Volkov, Antonina W Bouis (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.98! first editions
11	Saint-Pètersbourg: Trois Siëcles De Culture by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist see all copies from $95.75! new only from $95.75!
12	De La Russie L'Occident: Mèmoires Musicaux Et Autres Souvenirs De Nathan Milstein by Nathan; Volkov Milstein, Solomon add to wishlist see all copies from $85.62! new only from $85.62!
13	St Petersburg more books like this by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist A cultural biography of St Petersburg from its birth in 1703 as Peter the Great's gateway to the West, to the current, influential cosmopolitan centre. The book presents a panorama of modern Russian history, encompassing many well-known figures of the arts, from Shostakovitch to Chagall. see all copies from $42.62!
14	Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich more books like this by Solomon Volkov (Editor), Dmitrifi Dmitrievich Shostakovich add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00!
15	Conversation Avec Joseph Brodsky by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist see all copies from $84.25! new only from $84.25!
16	Istoriia Russkoi Kultury XX Veka: Ot Lva Tolstogo Do Aleksandra Solzhenitsyna by Solomon Volkov add to wishlist see all copies from $87.71! new only from $99.19!

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