Russia in Britain, 1880 to 1940: From Melodrama to Modernism

by Rebecca Beasley and Philip Ross Bullock

Russia in Britain offers the first comprehensive account of the breadth and depth of the British fascination with Russian and Soviet culture, tracing its transformative effect on British intellectual life from the 1880s, the decade which saw the first sustained interest in Russian literature, to 1940, the eve of the Soviet Union's entry into the Second World War. By focusing on the role played by institutions, disciplines and groups, libraries, periodicals,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199660867
• ISBN13: 9780199660865
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"