Red fortress: history and illusion in the Kremlin

✍ Scribed by Merridale, Catherine

• Book ID: 100179401
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.;Metropolitan Books
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 990 KB
• Edition: First U.S. edition
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0805098372

✦ Synopsis

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, trade, and espionage; it has survived earthquakes, devastating fires, and at least three revolutions. Its very name is a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood.

Drawing on a dazzling array of sources from hitherto unseen archives and rare collections, renowned historian Catherine Merridale traces the full history of this enigmatic fortress. The Kremlin...