Author: Anne OdomPublisher: Giles
ISBN: 9781904832812
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Surveys Russian silver production, its changing forms, styles, imagery and techniques over more than 250 years.
Russian Silver in America
Author: Anne OdomPublisher: Hillwood Museum & Gardens
ISBN: 9781931485098
Category : Silverwork
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Traces the history of Russian silver from before 1700 to 1917, following its fate in the 1920s and 1930s, when much of it was sold to American collectors and is now found in many public museums"--Provided by publisher.
Russian Silver in America
Author: Anne OdomPublisher: Giles
ISBN: 9781904832812
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Surveys Russian silver production, its changing forms, styles, imagery and techniques over more than 250 years.
Silver in America
Author: Charles L. VenablePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
This volume explores the history and development of the American silver industry. It chronicles the work of firms such as Tiffany, Gorham, Meridan Britannia, and Reed and Barton, along with that of makers such as Whiting, Wendt, Wood and Hughs, Scheibler, and Gale.
Russia in Search of Itself
Author: James H. BillingtonPublisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
ISBN: 0801879760
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Billington describes the contentious discussion occurring all over Russia and across the political spectrum. He finds conflicts raging among individuals as much as between organized groups and finds a deep underlying tension between the Russians' attempts to legitimize their new, nominally democratic identity, and their efforts to craft a new version of their old authoritarian tradition. After showing how the problem of Russian identity was framed in the past, Billington asks whether Russians will now look more to the West for a place in the common European home, or to the East for a new, Eurasian identity.
I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales)
Author: Margarita Gokun SilverPublisher: Thread
ISBN: 1800195346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Buy a pair of Levi’s, lose the Russian accent, become an American… how hard could it be? Moscow, 1988. After years of antisemitic harassment, countless hours waiting in line for toilet paper, and having zero access to cool jeans, Margarita decides it’s time to get the hell out of the Soviet Union. While dreaming of buying the boat-sized Buick she’d seen in a pirated VHS of Miami Vice and getting a taste of whatever it is Bruce Springsteen is singing about, she comes up with a plan to escape Mother Russia for good. When Margarita arrives in the US with her family, she has one objective – become fully American as soon as possible, and leave her Soviet past behind. But she soon learns that finding her new voice is harder than avoiding the KGB. Because, how do you become someone else completely? Is it as simple as changing your name, upgrading your wardrobe and working on your pronunciation of the word ‘sheet’? Can you let go of old habits (never, ever throw anything away), or learn to date without hang-ups (‘there is no sex in the Soviet Union’ after all)? Will you ever stop disappointing your parents, who expect you to become a doctor, a lawyer, an investment banker and a classical pianist – all at the same time? And can you still become the person you dreamed you’d be, while learning to embrace parts of yourself you’ve wanted to discard for good when you immigrated? Absolutely hilarious, painfully honest and sometimes heart-breaking, the award-winning I Named My Dog Pushkin will have fans of David Sedaris and Samantha Irby howling with laughter at Margarita’s failures, her victories and the life lessons she learns as she grows as both a woman and an immigrant, in a world that often doesn’t appreciate either. What readers are saying about I Named My Dog Pushkin: ‘Hilariously funny, whip-smart and absolutely fascinating… Silver shows that the only person she needs to ever become is herself. Just amazing.’ Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and With or Without You ‘Laugh-out-loud funny... a particular pleasure to see our splintered country through the eyes of this determined and appreciative emigree.’ NPR Books ‘An eye-opener… a whole other brand of Jewish humor… The book's wit, drama and erudition appear to me wholly miraculous. Margarita deserves a literary prize.’ Alicia Bay Laurel, New York Times bestselling author of Living on the Earth ‘Hysterically funny and thought-provoking… perfect for anyone fascinated with the USSR’ FangirlNation ‘I thoroughly enjoyed Margarita's witty and acerbic voice. This book was a delight!’ Jen Mann, New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat ‘Hilarious… From one USSR immigrant to another... I related a lot.’ Margarita Levieva, HBO's The Deuce ‘Hilarious and thought-provoking.’ California Bookwatch ‘A memoir like this is so very rare, one in which you learn a great deal, while laughing throughout. Highly, highly recommended.’ Wandering Educators ‘Plunges the reader into a world in which Coca-Cola is synonymous with freedom… riveting… moving… Gokun Silver is a gifted, witty writer.’ Los Angeles Review of Books ‘Sure to delight while tugging at your heartstrings.’ Jewish Book Council ‘Had me laughing and smiling all the way through… a perfect balance of wit and seriousness… Superb.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Laughed my socks off!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I loved this book so much… I just could not stop reading.’ NetGalley reviewer ‘A sharp, witty memoir… Margarita captured Jewish joy and grief together perfectly.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Darkly funny… reminiscent of other acerbic comedian authors like Sara Barron… fascinating.’ NetGalley reviewer
Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933
Author: V. HohmanPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230119905
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Examining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into American theatre and dance during the beginning of the twentieth century.
The Fallacy of the Silver Age in Twentieth-century Russian Literature
Author: Omry RonenPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9789057025495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Speeches on the cession of Russian America to the United States
Author: Charles SUMNERThe Americas
Author: Notes on Russian America: pt. I, Novo-Arkhangel'sk
Author: Kiril Timofeevich KhlebnikovPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description