The Russian Intelligentsia [Hardcover]

Andrei Sinyavsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0231107269 | ISBN-13: 978-0231107266 0

Having returned to Russia in 1990 after two decades, the writer known as Abram Tertz creates a vivid picture of today's Russian intelligentsia and its role as conscience and critic since the fall of communism, as well as a chilling portrait of economic and political stagnation under Yeltsin.

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Review

An unflinching, passionate account of what has gone wrong in Russia since the collapse of the Bolshevik system-and of the complicity of the most privileged segment of the intelligentsia in the Yeltsin-era crimes and catastrophes--by a voice of incomparable moral authority, intelligence, and persuasiveness.

(Susan Sontag )

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A biting critique of the conditions in Yeltsin's Russia and of the ex-dissident intelligentsia for their failure to protest any longer against the dismal state of affairs. Sinyavsky speaks from the heart of Russian culture, and no one concerned with the future of this (temporarily) crippled giant can afford to overlook what he says.

(Joseph Frank, author of Dostoevsky: The Miraculous Years, 1865-1871 )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231107269
• ISBN-13: 978-0231107266
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,741,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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