D. S. Mirsky: A Russian-English Life, 1890-1939

by Gerald Stanton Smith

This is the first biography in any language of "Comrade Prince" D. S. Mirsky, who uniquely participated in three distinctive episodes of modern European culture. In late imperial St. Petersburg he was a poet, a student of Oriental languages and ancient history, and also a Guards officer. After fighting in World War I and the Russian Civil War, Mirsky emigrated, taught at London University, and became a literary critic and historian, writing prolifically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198160062
• ISBN13: 9780198160069
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 424 Pages