The Russian Album

Name: The Russian Album
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By Michael Ignatieff

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The Russian Album by Michael Ignatieff is a deeply personal exploration of his family's history through the tumultuous backdrop of Russian history. It chronicles the lives of his grandparents and parents, weaving together their experiences of revolution, exile, and adaptation in the Western world. This memoir offers a vivid portrait of resilience and identity across generations.
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The Russian Album

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Poring over his grandparents' memoirs, grainy photographs of his distinguished ancestors, and relating family lore passed from father to son, Michael Ignatieff begins a moving journey to come to terms with his inheritance that is bound up with the violent tumult of Russian history.

With great care and complexity, Ignatieff reconstructs a vanished way of life. Beginning in the opulent court of Catherine the Great, he traces his family's rise to great influence in the imperial regime of Tsar Nicholas II before the country is swept up in revolution, civil war, and exile.

A profound meditation on rootlessness and belonging, The Russian Album explores both how we are formed by our pasts and how we must write our own stories in the present.

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The Russian Album by Michael Ignatieff is praised for its vivid storytelling and the way it brings history to life with vibrant detail. Reviewers highlight its beautiful writing and the themes of tenderness and courage. The memoir poignantly captures a family’s experiences, offering a moving glimpse into Russian life before the revolution.

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ISBN: 9781782279068

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Michael Ignatieff is a writer, historian and former politician. He has taught at Cambridge, Oxford, the University of Toronto and Harvard and is currently university professor at Central European University in Vienna. His books, which have been translated into twelve languages, include Blood and Belonging, Isaiah Berlin, The Needs of Strangers and The Russian Album, all published or forthcoming with Pushkin Press, and On Consolation.

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