The Ransom of Russian Art - Hardcover By McPhee, John - VERY GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780374246822
- Book Title
- Ransom of Russian Art
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Art
- Topic
- Russian & Former Soviet Union, History / General
- Item Weight
- 13.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 181 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374246823
ISBN-13
9780374246822
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143449
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ransom of Russian Art
Number of Pages
181 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Russian & Former Soviet Union, History / General
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-014723
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Mr. McPhee has created a style--blending detailed reporting with a novelistic sense of narrative--and a standard that have influenced a whole generation of journalists." --Timothy Bay, The Baltimore Sun "An excellent survey of the artistic worlds of Moscow, Leningrad, and other Soviet cities during the neo-Stalinist deep freeze."-David Remnick, The New York Review of Books, Mr. McPhee has created a style--blending detailed reporting with a novelistic sense of narrative--and a standard that have influenced a whole generation of journalists., "Mr. McPhee has created a style--blending detailed reporting with a novelistic sense of narrative--and a standard that have influenced a whole generation of journalists." -- Timothy Bay, The Baltimore Sun "An excellent survey of the artistic worlds of Moscow, Leningrad, and other Soviet cities during the neo-Stalinist deep freeze." -- David Remnick, The New York Review of Books, An excellent survey of the artistic worlds of Moscow, Leningrad, and other Soviet cities during the neo-Stalinist deep freeze.
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
709/.47
Synopsis
John McPhee's The Ransom of Russian Art is a suspenseful, chilling, and fascinating report on a covert operation like no other. It offers unprecedented insight into Soviet culture at the brink of the Union's collapse. In the 1960s and 1970s, an American professor of Soviet economics forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground "unofficial" artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it illegally shipped to the United States. Norton Dodge visited the apartments of unofficial artists in at least a dozen geographically scattered cities. By 1977, he had a thousand works of art. His ultimate window of interest involved the years from 1956 to 1986, and through his established contacts he eventually acquired another eight thousand works--by far the largest collection of its kind. McPhee investigates Dodge's clandestine activities in the service of dissident Soviet art, his motives for his work, and the fates of several of the artists whose lives he touched., In the 1960's and 1970's, American professor Norton Dodge forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground "unofficial" artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it shipped illegally to the United States. John McPhee investigates Dodge's clandestine activities in the service of dissident Soviet art, his motives for his work, and the fates of several of the artists whose lives he touched. The Ransom of Russian Art is a suspenseful, chilling, and fascinating report on a covert operation like no other.
LC Classification Number
N6988.M33 1994
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- n***n (696)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseitem as described used but very good, appearance good, quality good, price and value of item very good, time from order placed to shipping to time of delivery good, seller packed item very well, good communication positive transaction, recommend this seller to others, positive actions all around for consideration to buy again,
- 5***t (1693)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI must say from the very beginning of this transaction that everything went smooth. The seller gave me a good quality product for a great price that was brand new and appeared to be better than what was pictured. I plan on purchasing more products in the near future from this seller. The product was shipped and packaged with care and love. Magnificent communication and all of what I said makes this seller a great asset to the eBay community as well as the marketplace. This is why I came back.The Act of Marriage After 40 - Hardcover By Tim LaHaye - GOOD (#254564988911)