Red fortress: the secret heart of Russia's history
by Merridale, Catherine 1959-.
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BookPublisher: Allen Lane 2013ISBN: 9781846140372; SE00041748; 1846140374.Classification number: 947.31 MERSubject(s): Kremlin (Moscow, Russia) -- History | Russia -- History | Soviet Union -- History | Russia (Federation) -- HistorySubject: The Kremlin is one of the very few buildings in the world which still keeps its original, late medieval function: as a palace, built to intimidate the ruler's subjects and to frighten foreign emissaries. 'Red Fortress' conveys this sense of the Kremlin as a stage set, nearly as potent under Vladimir Putin as it was under earlier, far more baleful inhabitants.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
The Kremlin is one of the very few buildings in the world which still keeps its original, late medieval function: as a palace, built to intimidate the ruler's subjects and to frighten foreign emissaries. 'Red Fortress' conveys this sense of the Kremlin as a stage set, nearly as potent under Vladimir Putin as it was under earlier, far more baleful inhabitants.
Map on lining papers
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