The Russian Intelligentsia (Hardcover)

by Professor Andrei Sinyavsky (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
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

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

Summary cannot do justice to the subtlety of thought or breadth of reference that distinguish Sinyavksy's eccentric and paradoxical treatment of many topics. -- Times Literary Supplement

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

See all Editorial Reviews

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)
• Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,173,285 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)