The Mongol Conquests in the Novels of Vasily Yan: An Intellectual Biography

by Dmitry Shlapentokh

Vasily Yan (Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky, 1874-1954) was a writer of historical novels whose popularity survives the test of time. He was widely read throughout the Soviet era and continues to be popular in the post-Soviet era. This book is not just a biographical sketch of an important Russian/Soviet writer basically unknown to the Western public. The focus on Yan and his work also demonstrates the role of ideology in a totalitarian society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838210875
• ISBN13: 9783838210872
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Ibidem Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"