In Bread of Exile, two opposing worlds are juxtaposed: a world of privilege and power that saw the end of imperial Russia and struggled to survive Communist persecution and military attack, and one of dispossession and exile. Dimitri Obolensky's family belonged to the upper echelons of the Russian aristocracy. This collection of unpublished memoirs, diaries, and notebooks by six different family members spans more than one hundred years. Russia's turbulent history is made vividly real through intimate recollections of those ...
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In Bread of Exile, two opposing worlds are juxtaposed: a world of privilege and power that saw the end of imperial Russia and struggled to survive Communist persecution and military attack, and one of dispossession and exile. Dimitri Obolensky's family belonged to the upper echelons of the Russian aristocracy. This collection of unpublished memoirs, diaries, and notebooks by six different family members spans more than one hundred years. Russia's turbulent history is made vividly real through intimate recollections of those who suffered the dramatic consequences of the Russian Revolution and lived the rest of their lives as emigres.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Old owner's name to endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Trnaslated from the Russian by harry Willets. The family was part of the Russian aristocracy. Book is taken from many personal journals and covers more than 100 years. Dust jacket not price clipped a bit of edge wear otherwise very good. Very clean.
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Fine. A selection of memoirs and diaries by the author's forebears, several of whom held high positions in the service of the Tsars. The book, a family history, spans over 100 years and offers accounts of life at the Russian and English courts. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p.
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Very Good. A selection of memoirs and diaries by the author's forebears, several of whom held high positions in the service of the Tsars. The book, a family history, spans over 100 years and offers accounts of life at the Russian and English courts. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p.
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Seller's Description:
Good. A selection of memoirs and diaries by the author's forebears, several of whom held high positions in the service of the Tsars. The book, a family history, spans over 100 years and offers accounts of life at the Russian and English courts. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p.
