Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin

by Catherine Merridale

Book Overview

A magisterial, richly detailed history of the Kremlin, and of the centuries of Russian elites who have shaped it--and been shaped by it in turn The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. It has been the seat of a priestly monarchy, a worldly church and the Soviet Union; it has served as a crossroads for diplomacy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805086803
• ISBN13: 9780805086805
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.6"