Russka, Edward Rutherfurd
Russka, Edward Rutherfurd
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Russka
The Novel of Russia

Author: Edward Rutherfurd

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 39 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2014

Synopsis

Russka is the story of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of Russia. From a single riverside village situated at one of the countrys geographic crossroads, Russias Slav peasant origins are influenced by the Greco-Iranian, Khazar, Jewish, and Mongol invasions. Unified by this one place, the many cultures blend to form a rich and varied tapestry. Rutherfurds grand saga is as multifaceted as Russia itself: harsh yet exotic, proud yet fearful of enemies, steeped in ancient superstitions but always seeking to shape the emerging world. Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, and Lenin all play their roles in creating and destroying the land and its people. In Russka, Edward Rutherfurd has transformed the epic history of a great civilization into a human story of flesh and blood.

About Edward Rutherfurd

EDWARD RUTHERFURD is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers New York, London, The Princes of Ireland, and The Rebels of Ireland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary

One of the richest historical tapestries written in the 20th century bringing Russian pre-revolutionary history to life like nothing since Tolstoy.I loved every minute of it and lived with the figures in the novel-wept ,rejoiced and feared for them.Saw the barbarism of the first settlements by nomad......more

Goodreads review by Irena

If you know nothing about Russia, this makes for a five star read, but if you do know about it and especially if you lived there, things get more complicated. I wanted to give this book three stars -- "liked it", by goodreads' definition. I forgave the author stereotypic nonsense about "Turkish face"......more

Goodreads review by Annette

The story starts with creation of the first village in Russia, Russka, and its first Great leaders, followed by Mongol invasions, and Great Khan rule over Russia. In result, making some natives of southern lands to move northward, “where the Tatar patrols did not bother to come” to take census and c......more

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