Ignatieff, Michael
The Russian Album - London Pushkin Press 2023 - xiv, 258p. ill.
Includes Index
In The Russian Album, Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution.
9781782279068 (PB)
Russia Federation -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
929 / IGN
The Russian Album - London Pushkin Press 2023 - xiv, 258p. ill.
Includes Index
In The Russian Album, Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution.
9781782279068 (PB)
Russia Federation -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
929 / IGN