Though thoroughly researched, the novel is diminished by occasional soap-opera twists in the narrative thread and present-day phrasing (``pin money,'' ``red tape,'' ``heads or tails'') used in distracting asides to the reader. RUSSKA is a mighty novel that spans 1,800 years of Russias history, people, politics and culture from the ancient wandering tribes on the great Eurasian plain to the present day. Publication date 1993 Topics Russia - History - Fiction, Russia Publisher Paris : France Loisirs Collection inlibrary printdisabled.

He weaves an expansive tapestry of Russian lore with a vivid exploration of the historical influences on the modern Russian psyche. through Cossacks, Tatars, Tsars, revolution and Stalin to touch on a contemporary Russian emigre community near New York City. His books have been translated into twenty languages. My oldest aunt spoke quite fluent Russian. Since then he has written five more bestsellers: RUSSKA, a novel of Russia LONDON THE FOREST, set in England's New Forest which lies close by Sarum, and two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century. Focusing on the changing fortunes of the small town of Russka and its controlling families, Rutherfurd moves from the tribes of the steppes in the second century A.D. My grandfather, though English, lived abroad, including a period in Russia during Tsarist times. Rutherford has indeed embraced all of Russia.-The Washington Post Book World Here, Edward Rutherfurd turns. Russka: the Novel of Russia Edward Rutherfurd 4.02 13,283 ratings805 reviews Want to read Kindle 14.99 Rate this book Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rutherfurd, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself.

Though the structure and style mirror that of his first saga, Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity give this epic a distinctive flavor. With his second sprawling historical novel, Rutherfurd moves from his hometown of Salisbury, England, the site of the bestselling Sarum, to the rich foreign soil of Russia.

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