Fear and the Muse Kept Watch: The Russian Masters--From Akhmatova and Pasternak to Shostakovich and Eisenstein--Under Stalin

by Andy McSmith

Book Overview

In this dazzling exploration of one of the most contradictory periods of literary and artistic achievement in modern history, journalist Andy McSmith evokes the lives of more than a dozen of the most brilliant artists and writers of the twentieth century. Taking us deep into Stalin's Russia, Fear and the Muse Kept Watch asks the question: can great art be produced in a police state? For although Josif Stalin ran one of the most oppressive regimes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595580565
• ISBN13: 9781595580566
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"