The Russian Album

Download or read book The Russian Album written by Michael Ignatieff and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-06-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album, Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution.