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The Empire Must Die

by Mikhail Zygar
Simon Vance
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The window between two equally stifling autocracies-the imperial family and the communists-was open only briefly, in the last couple of years of the 19th century until the end of WWI, by which time the revolution was in full fury. From the last years of Tolstoy until the death of the Tsar and his family, however, Russia experimented with liberalism and cultural openness. In Europe, the Ballet Russe was the height of chic. Novelists and playwrights blossomed, political ideas were swapped in coffee houses and St. Petersburg felt briefly like Vienna or Paris. The state, however couldn't tolerate such experimentation against the backdrop of a catastrophic war and a failing economy. The autocrats moved in and the liberals were overwhelmed. This story seems to have strangely prescient echoes of the present.
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Publisher: HighBridge Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781681688824
  • File size: 638205 KB
  • Release date: November 7, 2017
  • Duration: 22:09:35

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  • ISBN: 9781681688824
  • File size: 638245 KB
  • Release date: November 7, 2017
  • Duration: 22:24:25
  • Number of parts: 28

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The window between two equally stifling autocracies-the imperial family and the communists-was open only briefly, in the last couple of years of the 19th century until the end of WWI, by which time the revolution was in full fury. From the last years of Tolstoy until the death of the Tsar and his family, however, Russia experimented with liberalism and cultural openness. In Europe, the Ballet Russe was the height of chic. Novelists and playwrights blossomed, political ideas were swapped in coffee houses and St. Petersburg felt briefly like Vienna or Paris. The state, however couldn't tolerate such experimentation against the backdrop of a catastrophic war and a failing economy. The autocrats moved in and the liberals were overwhelmed. This story seems to have strangely prescient echoes of the present.
Expand title description text
History Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    HighBridge
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781681688824
    File size: 638205 KB
    Release date: November 7, 2017
    Duration: 22:09:35

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781681688824
    File size: 638245 KB
    Release date: November 7, 2017
    Duration: 22:24:25
    Number of parts: 28

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English