DISCUSSION TOPIC: 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN CULTURE

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Required Readings

John Bayley, "Scratch A Russian," New York Review Of Books (November 7, 2002).

Orlando Figes, "Birth Of A Nation," Guardian Unlimited (September 14, 2002).

Natasha's Dance

"Natasha' Dance," C-Span Video Library (November 1, 2002):  Orlando Figes talks about his book at the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars.

Steven Merritt Miner, "Natasha's Dance By Orlando Figes; How Russia Shaped The Modern World By Steven G. Marks," Commentary (March 2003).

Barbara Bamberger, "Review Of 'Natasha Dance: A Cultural History Of Russia," Curled Up With A Good Book, 2003.

Anatole Snub, "Of Russia With Love," New Leader, 85 (November/December 2002).

Serge Schmemann, "'Natasha's Dance': Struggling For Russia's Soul," New York Times, November 10, 2002.

Edward Skidelsky, "Blood And Soil," New Statesman (October 28, 2002).

Lisa Jardine, "What A Capital Idea," Observer, October 13, 2002.

Robert Service, "Dying In Their Cloth," Guardian, September 21, 2002.

Orlando Figes -- Wikipedia:  An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.

Articles

Christian Caryl, "Window On Russia," New York Review Of Books (May 29, 2003).

19th Century Russian Culture In The News

  Ellen Barry and Sophia Kishkovsky, "For Tolstoy And Russia, Still No Happy Ending," New York Times, January 3, 2011.

Serge Schmemann, "Of African Princes And Russian Poets," New York Times, November 12, 2010.

  Matthew Gurewitsch, "As Plain As The Nose On His Stage," New York Times, February 24, 2010.

  Sophia Kishkovsky, "Tolstoy Recalled Fondly In Chechen Museum," New York Times, January 1, 2010.

Sophia Kishkovsky, "Chechnya's Favorite Russian: Leo Tolstoy," New York Times, December 28, 2009.

  Nicolas Rapold, "The House Of Tolstoy, In His Winter," New York Times, November 20, 2009.

  Ellen Barry, "A Wild Cossack Rides Into A Cultural Battle," New York Times, April 12, 2009.

  Julie Bosman, "From Unread To In Demand, Thanks To 'Utopia,'" New York Times, January 26, 2007.

  David Laskin, "In St. Petersburg, A Poet Of The Past Serves As A Tour Guide For The Present," New York Times, September 18, 2005.

  Roberta Smith, "History Splashed On Canvas," New York Times, September 16, 2005.

  "Cossacks Back To Fight Again," BBC News, August 29, 2003.

  "Sense Of The City: St. Petersburg," BBC News, August 4, 2003.

Peter Bradshaw, "Breathtaking History Of Russia," Guardian Weekly, April 10, 2003.

Stephen Press, "Wine, Vodka And Song," New York Times, February 16, 2003.

  "Gogol's Nose Goes," BBC News, October 2, 2002.

  "Tolstoy Heirs Flock To Reunion," BBC News, August 2, 2002.

  "Russians To Clone Legendary Tree," BBC News, July 11, 2002.

Michael Scammell, "Dostoevsky: The Mellow Years," New York Times, June 30, 2002.

Amelia Gentleman, "Tolstoy Estate Turned Into A Theme Park," Guardian Unlimited, July 15, 2001.

  "Tolstoy Museum Survives Chechnya Wars," BBC News, May 2, 2001.

Amelia Gentleman, "Dostoevsky's Last Relatives Live In Poverty," Guardian Unlimited, October 1, 2000.

  "Pushkin Fever Sweeps Russia," BBC News, June 5, 1999.

Sophia Kishkovsky, "For Everyone, Non-Russians, Too, There's A Personal Pushkin," New York Times, June 5, 1999.

Celestine Bohlen, "Nobody Doesn't Like Aleksandr Sergeyevich," New York Times, June 2, 1999.

Herbert Mitgang, "In The Dust Of Empires; St. Petersburg Embraces Exiles," New York Times, January 20, 1999.

Michael Specter, "Dostoyevsky's City On The Neva," New York Times, December 14, 1997.

Michael Mewshaw, "Dropping In On The Literary Lions," New York Times, December 14, 1997.

Alessandra Stanley, "At Tolstoy's Retreat, Bones Of Contention," New York Times, March 7, 1994.

Michika Kakutani, "Books Of The Times," New York Times, December 2, 1987.

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