You'll get the exact copy in the photo
Parameters
- 636 pages
- 23 hours of reading
More about the book
'Russia is the motherland of elephants' - this phrase from a Soviet-era anekdot (a peculiar genre of Russian jokes, often political, or obscene, or both) takes the mickey out of historical propaganda. The phrase is symbolic of the somewhat light-hearted approach to history, which is quintessential to this book. This is not an official history but a series of sketches, often humorous, on various aspects of Russian life over the centuries, of people, institutions, natural and political phenomena and local products of interest. The book also offers glimpses of Russia's historical relations with the West, chequered, complex and fraught with chronic mutual misunderstanding.
Book purchase
The Motherland of Elephants, Max Fram
- Language
- Released
- 2015
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €1.61
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- The Motherland of Elephants
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Max Fram
- Publisher
- Lulu.com
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 636
- ISBN10
- 1326231588
- ISBN13
- 9781326231583
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Political Science & Politics, Humor, Culture and Society, Social Critique
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
- Description
- 'Russia is the motherland of elephants' - this phrase from a Soviet-era anekdot (a peculiar genre of Russian jokes, often political, or obscene, or both) takes the mickey out of historical propaganda. The phrase is symbolic of the somewhat light-hearted approach to history, which is quintessential to this book. This is not an official history but a series of sketches, often humorous, on various aspects of Russian life over the centuries, of people, institutions, natural and political phenomena and local products of interest. The book also offers glimpses of Russia's historical relations with the West, chequered, complex and fraught with chronic mutual misunderstanding.