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Russen zien ze vliegen by Peter d'Hamecourt
Russen zien ze vliegen by Peter d’Hamecourt is the final book I have read for the Russian Reading Challenge this year. There are two other books I finished that I still need to write a review fo… more →
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Russen zien ze vliegen by Peter d'Hamecourt
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wrote 1 year ago: Russen zien ze vliegen by Peter d’Hamecourt is the final book I have read for the Russian Read … more →
De Russische kater by Laura Starink
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wrote 1 year ago: Another book written by a Dutch journalist who knows Russia well. De Russische kater (Dutch for The … more →
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
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wrote 1 year ago: Ever since this book started appearing on the bookblogs early this year, I have had my eye on Child … more →
Russka: The Novel of Russia by Edward Rutherfurd
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wrote 1 year ago: This was the third time in about sixteen years that I read Russka by Edward Rutherfurd, a saga of fo … more →
Rusland voor gevorderden: Berichten van een overlever by Jelle Brandt Corstius
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wrote 1 year ago: Another book about Russia and the Former Soviet countries by a Dutch media reporter. Jelle Brandt Co … more →
Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s another one: another book that will definitely end up high on my list of favorite books … more →
[146] Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
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wrote 1 year ago: Tolstoy considers Anna Karenina his most complete novel. Critics might be thought otherwise, and pic … more →
Anna Karenina: Love and Happiness
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wrote 1 year ago: Anna Karenina Series 2 The adulterous and tragic affair of Anna and Count Vronsky is intertwined wit … more →
Anna Karenina: Quintessential Personal Conflict
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wrote 1 year ago: Anna Karenina Series 1 We all (maybe not all, but those who are familiar with the story through the … more →
Land van gebroken beloftes by Anna Brouwer
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wrote 1 year ago: Land van gebroken beloftes: Dochters van Rusland (Land of Broken Promises: Daughters of Russia) by D … more →
Never Talk To Strangers
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wrote 1 year ago: The Master and Margarita Series 1 …is the heading of the first chapter of The Master and Marga … more →
Dancing in a prison camp by Corine de Vries
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wrote 1 year ago: The full title of the book is Dansen in een strafkamp: Reportages uit Rusland en buurlanden in Dutch … more →
Tali, The Miracle of Chegem by Fazil Iskander
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wrote 1 year ago: The story opens on the day that Tali, the beautiful fifteen year old daughter of Uncle Sandro, wins … more →
Challenge 2008: Russian Reading Challenge
wrote 1 year ago: Objective: 4 books by Russian authors or set in Russia Jan – Dec 2008 1) Selected Tales … more →
Generations of Winter by Vassily Aksyonov
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wrote 1 year ago: Generations of Winter is a family history set in the Soviet Union spanning about twenty years, from … more →
A long overdue review
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wrote 1 year ago: I finished The whisperers by Orlando Figes more than two months ago, started writing a post about it … more →
A triple whammy and a good read
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wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this week I finished Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore. I seem to be on an unplanned … more →
Challenge Update
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wrote 1 year ago: I totally agree with Andi that The Journal of Dora Damage should garner more attention and dance all … more →
[120] Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
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wrote 1 year ago: Russian Reading Challenge #3 “My hypothesis is that the grafted hypophysis has opened a speech … more →
