{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-winter-palace-paperback","title":"The Shadow of the Winter Palace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Crankshaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExactly 175 years ago, on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg, a failed uprising ignited a process that would, one red October, finally sweep the autocracy away. \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Winter Palace\u003c\/i\u003e recounts an extraordinary century of Russian history, a politically tempestuous time that was also a Golden Age of intellectual and artistic achievement -- the century of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, of Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. A master stylist and a distinguished historian, Edward Crankshaw limns dazzling portraits of the czars, the revolutionaries, and a host of other unforgettable characters -- and provides a riveting, sweeping history \"jam-packed with information about the past and implications for the present\"\u003ci\u003e(Atlantic Monthly)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Crankshaw\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1984) reported on Soviet affairs for the \u003ci\u003eLondon Observer\u003c\/i\u003e for more than two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.09 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762666111264,"sku":"9780306809408","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea578439cc7d534259e3c22501e5e043.webp?v=1780223259","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-winter-palace-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}