Anna Keplerová právě v Drážďanech otevřela už druhou čokoládovnu a vydělané peníze investuje do opravy vily, kterou po změně poměrů vrátili jejímu dědečkovi. Nadšeně se pouští i do obnovy zahrady, jejíž legendární růže kdysi daly název celému domu... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Independent on Sunday, October 6, 2002 (by Robin Buss) "One of those books that, at times, makes you... Zobraziť viac
Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. His books include A People's Tragedy and Natasha's Dance. Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of Natasha's Dance, The Europeans is richly enthralling, panoramic cultural history of nineteenth-century Europe, told through the intertwined lives of three remarkable people: a great singer, ... Zobraziť viac
Nádherně napsaný Natašin tanec je triumfálním znovuobjevením velké ruské kultury a života těch, kteří ji tvořili... Zobraziť viac
Uznávaný odborník Orlando Figes nezkoumá Říjnovou revoluci jako izolovanou událost, ale jako staletý koloběh násilí s utopickými cíli. Ve vytříbeném a pronikavém díle nabízí nečekaný pohled na známé dění. Ukazuje, že revoluce si uchovávala tytéž... Zobraziť viac
Beginning in the 18th century with the building of St. Petersburg and culminating with the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself--its character, spiritual essence, and destiny. Zobraziť viac
Vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is the definitive account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. It has won the Wolfson History Prize, the... Zobraziť viac
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians," ("Financial Times") comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age. Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle... Zobraziť viac
From Orlando Figes, international bestselling author of "A People's Tragedy", "Just Send Me Word" is the moving true story of two young Russians whose love survived Stalin's Gulag. Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of Natasha's Dance, The Europeans is a richly enthralling, panoramic cultural history of nineteenth-century Europe, told through the intertwined lives of three remarkable people: a great singer,... Zobraziť viac
From the great storyteller of Russia, a spellbinding account of the stories that have shaped the country's past... Zobraziť viac
