{"product_id":"the-white-guard-introduction-by-orlando-figes-hardcover","title":"The White Guard: Introduction by Orlando Figes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Glenny\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eOrlando Figes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBulgakov's brilliant novel, first published in 1925, portrays his beloved city of Kiev as it is torn apart during a few crucial weeks in 1918, seen through the eyes of a family fleeing the Russian revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith cinematic vividness, Bulgakov puts us on the streets of a gracious, historic city as it is successively besieged by invading Germans, Ukrainian nationalists, the Red Guard of the Bolsheviks, and the White Guard loyal to the recently executed tsar. The Turbin siblings, once wealthy and secure in Russia, have fled to Kiev to escape the ongoing civil war, but find themselves surrounded by chaos and danger. As Bulgakov depicts their devotion to a doomed cause and the surreal horrors they face, he provides a view of history that is both grandly panoramic and movingly intimate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIKHAIL BULGAKOV (1891-1940) was born and educated in Kiev, Ukraine, where he graduated as a doctor in 1916. He abandoned medicine to write some of the greatest Russian literature of this century. He died impoverished and blind in 1940 shortly after completing his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eORLANDO FIGES is the author of many acclaimed books on Russian history, including \u003ci\u003eA People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers, The Crimean War, Revolutionary Russia, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Before his retirement he was a professor of history at London University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.31 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764943487264,"sku":"9781101908440","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8e4d5d94cea6229f2ffc96954b67113.webp?v=1780258377","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-white-guard-introduction-by-orlando-figes-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}