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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Me parecio un autentico ladrillo. Fui incapaz de pasar de las primeras 200 paginas. ( ) Rusos Edward Rutherfurd Publicado: 1991 | 955 páginas Novela Histórico En el año 180, un guerrero alano y Kiy, un niño eslavo, tienen un breve pero decisivo encuentro. A través de los descendientes de ambos, el autor novela la historia de Rusia. Sagas de familias, pertenecientes a diferentes etnias y clases sociales, atraviesan los tiempos de Gengis Kan, Iván el Terrible, Catalina la Grande, Lenin o Stalin. Granjeros, guerreros, mercaderes, aristócratas, monjes y revolucionarios construyeron durante siglos el destino de un país misterioso donde miseria, guerra, esplendor y grandeza crecieron entre los inabarcables bosques y estepas que el Volga madre atraviesa. This novel only covers 1,000 years of history, not the advertised 1,800 years. The first chapter takes place on 180 CE. The story then quickly moves 800 years forward to the year 1066 CE and ends in 1992 CE. I loved reading about the characters who lived through these eras but would have liked to see more chapters and characters who lived between 180 and 1066 CE. I am not as knowledgeable about life in Russia during those years and yearn to know more. It was interesting to learn that the Russian people have a Nordic origin while Kiev has a Slavic origin. With the Mongol invasion covering what is now Russia, the people intermarried and their skin color became darker. Even the Christian denominations they initially followed separated these people with Russia following Latin Christianity and Kiev following Byzantine Christianity. These countries may be geographically close but they have very different genetic and social origins and they have been fighting each other for 2,000 years. The story follows two families who lived during this time period. The book may be over thirty years old but it is timely. Some of the cities where events take place include Moscow, Russka (there are 2), Novgorod, Kiev, Smolensk, Vilnius, Riga, Polotsk, Yaroslav, Suzdal, Odessa and Nizhni Novgorod. One of the settings is the city of Tver. If you've seen recent news reports you know that Vladimir Putin's Wagner Company enemy Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash last week in Tver. Kiev is another city that is included in many family stories in the book. It shows Russka invading Kiev and later being kicked out numerous times over and over and over throughout the millenium covered in the book. While Russka was published over 30 years ago, it has been a help to me as I read the news today. I loved this novel but must admit if you are not a fan of history, you won't like Rutherford's tomes no reviews | add a review
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HTML:"Impressive." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land. "Rutherford's RUSSKA succeeds....[He] can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. No library descriptions found. |
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