A fulbright scholar to russia in 2011, he has travelled extensively within russia, lived in moscow and st. James meeks top 10 books of russia books the guardian. With the fall of the berlin wall, he explains, the project called socialism may have come to an end at roughly the same moment as modernism. The book consists of thirtysix chapters focusing on the history of russia, from kievan rus to the postsoviet era. A guide to selected research resources about book art. Here are 12 books that will give you a good foundation to learning about russia and its history. Generally recognized as the standard onevolume history of russia, this monumental work examines the social, religious, and cultural as well as the political and economic aspects of russian civilization from the earliest times to the present cold war. A thematic discussion of russian history during the reign of peter the great. Yale university is a private ivy league research university in new haven, connecticut. Learn more about the actions yale university press is taking. These books maintained the standard distinction of image and text and thus were not true artists books by todays concept of the term. Music, metaphysics, and the twilight of the russian empire. Advanced russian through history yale university press.
Clark rewrites the history of modern art tracing it through the period of soviet rule. The research guide contains selected bibliographies of englishlanguage print resources for slavic and east european regions. Yale university library, which holds over 15 million volumes, is the thirdlargest university collection in the united states. These are the foundation books to get an idea of the russian background. Advanced russian through history is a russian reader for students working towards advanced and superior level proficiency in russian. This book was first published in 1948, part of a series on russian history by the same author, and it remains one of the most authoritative and comprehensive histories of kievan rus in the english language. May 23, 2017 firuz kazemzadeh, professor emeritus of history at yale and former head of davenport college, died on may 17, in california. Terras traces a rich literary heritage that encompasses russian folklore of the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, medieval literature that in style and substance drew on the byzantine tradition, and literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when russia passed through a succession. We also organize the book history seminar series, a workshop and reading group for yale graduate students. Course books and other related titles yale university press offers a 10% discount on the books used in hist 202 that it publishes, as well as on other related titles. Lecture 19 the romanovs and the russian revolution overview. Best russian history and literature books this is an alternative to the other best russian history books list. The book explores how key words and symbols took on different meanings in various.
Books from the history of russia series yale university press. This lively history of yale traces the development of the college from its founding in 1701 by a small group of puritan clergymen intent on preserving the purity of the faith in connecticut, to its survival in the eighteenth century as a center for intellectual life, to its expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as a major international university. The center, which will continue to be located in kline tower, will be renamed marx science and social science library in honor of the marx familys support of yale libraries. History of russian literature yale university press. Check out our new website here the yale program in the history of the book brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the materiality of the written word over time and across cultures. Statement from yale department of history april 6, 2020 as the public health crisis associated with the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, there have been disturbing reports of an increase in antiasian, and particlarly. This depends on whether you want to learn about the russian soul of two hundred years ago gogol, pushkin, etc, the communiststalinist period of 20th century, or the recent postperestroika wild west of putin years.
The main library, sterling memorial library, contains about 4 million volumes, and other holdings are dispersed at subject libraries. If i wanted to learn about russia culture, national. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Paul bushkovitch reuben post halleck prof of history paul.
I actually disagree with removing the fiction books. Yalenews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the university community. Published september 10th 1961 by yale university press new haven, ct first. Books from annals of communism series yale university press. A superb history of russian literature, one that surely will reign as the standard history for years and decades. Many of those books actually have a lot to do with russian history. Books will present the main trends of russia s political, economic. Kazemzadeh was a leading member of the american bahai community and an. Yale university press london distributes to most countries outside of north and south america. Petersburg, and made pilgrimage to some of russian orthodoxy s most important monasteries, parishes, and holy sites.
Mcneil professor emerita of russian history at yale. We also ship to europe, asia, middle east, africa, australia and new zealand. Levin professorship of history, snyder was the bird white housum professor of history at yale university. This book gives a nice overview covering early architecture, icon painting up to. Russian and east european studies russian and east european studies encompasses the history, literature, politics, economics, social organization, and culture of russia, the non russian portions of the former soviet union, and eastern europe. While teaching at cornell, engelstein completed her first book, which analyzed patterns of workingclass behavior in the course of the revolution of. Cosponsored by yales department of english and beinecke rare book and manuscript library, the program hosts a series of public lectures throughout the academic year and the annual harvardyale graduate conference in book history. Acquire your favorite russian history books at low prices. Some of those books describe serfdom and the russian culture better than many history books can. Majors design individual courses of study that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of russian and east european studies. But these books were radical at the time in their attempts to unify text and image, and to.
My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution. In the depths of russia, douglas rogers analyzes oils place in soviet and russian life, based on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research in the perm region of the urals. Authors of new books may forward publishers book descriptions to us by email. Noel lenski explores the relationship between historical and archaeological sources in discovering the history of the huns and their role in the collapse of the roman empire. Harry ree a british agent in the french resistance. Sterling memorial library, designed by architect james gamble rogers b. Publishers of art, architecture, history, biography and current affairs books.
Yale university press books, ebooks and exhibition. Russian art 19171932, at the royal academy of arts london, marks the historic centenary by focusing on the 15year period between 1917 and 1932 when possibilities initially seemed limitless and russian art flourished across every medium. Beginning in the early 1910s the russian futurists began making books as. The gift was spearheaded by nancy marx better 84, chair of the university library council, a longtime yale leadership volunteer, and a 2019 recipient of the yale medal. George vernadsky was a russianborn american historian and an author of numerous books on russian history. Snyder can speak and write french, german, polish, and ukrainian in addition to english, and read czech, slovak, russian, and belarusian. It belongs in the library of every teacher and every serious student of russina literature. English books about russian art history are usually just covering separate areas. Jun 20, 2015 yale university historian timothy snyder speaks with rferl about the interpretation and reinterpretation of the bloody 20thcentury history of eastern europe, caught between hitlers germany and s.
Understanding the new russia and millions of other books. So, needing a book to read is never an issue here the question is more about which book is best to start with. The 1917 revolutions may attract the most attention, but stalins dictatorship is an equally important subject for both russian and european histories. Each chapter is accompanied by a corresponding minilecture and related learning tasks on the web. Firuz kazemzadeh, professor emeritus of history at yale and former head of davenport college, died on may 17, in california. Simon sebag montefiores recommended reading on russia and.
The book contains thirtyfour handsomely drawn mapsaccurate, uncluttered. With many architectural features reminiscent of the great cathedrals of europe, sterling library is well known for its numerous carvings, ironwork, and lead glass windows illustrating the. A portion of the proceeds from your purchases will be donated for the ongoing support and development of the open yale courses program. The resources listed are available in the yale university libraries. If this generation did not mark the most notable or notorious epoch in the history of yales fabled department, other english departments were likewise populated by a few stars and many attendant figures whose books today grow musty in the stacks and storerooms of only the very largest librariesalways waiting to be rediscovered, of. A concise history of russia accessible to students, tourists, and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of russian history since the ninth century. This atlas, which combines thorough scholarship with the most practical features for use, will become an indispensable supplement to texts on russian history for the historian, the student, and the inquiring layman. Interpreting the russian revolution the language and symbols of 1917 orlando.
Books in this series aim to offer a systematic presentation of the whole course of russian history, from its beginning to the present, through documentary. I will also include literature books that have had a profound effect on russia. Jan 08, 2019 these books often contained original prints by a wellknown artist, illustrating a classic text, in a fine binding. The yale university library, with more than 15 million volumes, is one of the largest in the united states. He is the author of numerous books, including a radical history of the world pluto, 2018, a peoples history of the russian revolution pluto, 2017 and lawrence of arabias war yale, 2016. At yale, he first served as a research associate in history 19271946, and then became a full professor of russian history in.
The department of slavic languages and literatures at yale university, which is one of the oldest programs of its kind in the united states, was born of the vision of two of the most remarkable figures in the universitys twentiethcentury history. Jinyi chu assistant professor of slavic languages and literatures 304 elm street, arnold hall b33. Yale college, 17011740 by richard warch, yale university press, 1973 best study of the beginnings the separation of college and state. Founded in 1908 by george parmly day, and his wife, wilhelmina, yale university press is one of the oldest and largest american university presses. Weve brought together our own list of books that chart this period of change.
A brief history of yale resources on yale history yale. Yale university historian timothy snyder speaks with rferl about the interpretation and reinterpretation of the bloody 20thcentury history of eastern. Kazemzadeh was a leading member of the american bahai community and an ardent champion of international religious freedom. Laura engelstein is an american historian who specializes in russian and european history. Nov 11, 2015 yalenews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the university community. Paul bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of russian history resulting from the end of the soviet union in 1991. A history by brooks mather kelley, yale university press, 1974 a balanced, informative onevolume history school of the prophets. Massive selection of new and used russian history books.
Its history, academic achievements, wealth, and selectivity have made yale one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The last third of the book discusses the revolution. Books in this series aim to offer a systematic presentation of the whole course of russian history, from its beginning to the present, through documentary material as well as special scholarly investigations. The bibliographies are not meant to be comprehensive, but rather as starting points for researchers. Get news, articles, specials, and more delivered to your inbox. Interpreting the russian revolution by orlando figes, boris kolonitsk. This book is a good general history of the period and particular effort is made to place stalin in context with russia both before and after his rule, as well as with lenin. The period between the russian revolution of february 1917, which resulted in the overthrow of the autocracy and the establishment of a provisional government, and the bolshevik revolution in october of that same year, offers an instructive example of revolutionary processes at work. Founded in 1701, it is the thirdoldest institution of higher education in the united states and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the american revolution. Yale university library the heart of the university. Simon sebag montefiores recommended reading on russia and its revolutions.
A source book for russian history from early times to. Yales extensive art galleries, the first in an american college, were established in 1832 when john trumbull donated a gallery to house his paintings of the american revolution. Page 228 the trustees also advised that the said ministers would freely declare themselves to their respective congregations. The last third of the book discusses the revolution of 1917 and the emergence of the soviet union as a world power.
George vernadsky was a professor of russian history at yale. If we were to sit down at the age of 12 and work out. He is the author of four other books on religious subjects and lives in pittsburgh, pa. Yale university library yale university library research guides arts book art resources brief history of artists books search this guide search. Annals of communism is a multivolume documentary history, spanning the entire seventyfive year history of the soviet union. Selected bibliography of englishlanguage print resources for.
It covers russias foreign policy, the army and navy, economy, society, the arts and religion, and explores the. The university registrars office, the yale college deans office, and its are working closely together and quickly to create easy solutions for yale college students to change to the crdf option from a letter grade for classes and vice versa and for dropping classes with or without a w. Molly brunson associate professor, slavic languages and literatures, history of art secondary appointment 304 elm street, arnold hall b34c molly. With many architectural features reminiscent of the great cathedrals of europe, sterling library is well known for its numerous carvings, ironwork, and lead glass windows illustrating the history of books, writing, and yale.
Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Books by russian authors are prized possessions in most households. Books from russian literature and thought series yale. Feb 28, 2020 in 1997, yale appointed the first vice president of new haven and state affairs in recognition of the importance to yale of relations with the city and region at this juncture of the universitys history.