Orlando Figes is a British academic and author, whose specialist area is Russian history. Events which we now see as central to European high culture are made completely fresh, allowing the reader to revel in the sheer precariousness with which the great salons, premieres and bestsellers came into existence.  US$19.30, US$10.89 Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The Book Depository Ltd.UK.  US$19.30, US$8.41 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? The Europeans is Orlando Figes' masterpiece. Their relationship stimulated Pauline to use her operatic fame to promote Russian literature in Paris and other European capitals.  US$9.00, US$18.90 By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Orlando Guy Figes is a British historian and writer known for his works on Russian and European history. Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. What can you do with a long three way biography?  US$12.87, US$11.09 Surprising, beautifully written, it describes huge changes through intimate details, little-known stories and through the lens of Turgenev and the Viardots' touching, strange love triangle.  US$24.46, US$12.33 As it superposed to a large extent with the awesome novel/historical reconstruction The Edge of the Nest by C. Cruise (, This was absolutely fascinating.  US$11.58, US$13.93 The expansion of the railroads, increasingly sophisticated methods of cultura dissemination, and a growing audience of literate and sophisticated consumers of art all revolutionized culture in the nineteenth century, and artists struggled to keep up. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. {"bd_js_shop":"Shop","bd_js_too_long_for_shipping_label":"Sorry, that's too long for our shipping labels","bd_js_too_long":"Sorry, that's too long","bd_js_could_not_find_address_try_again":"Sorry, we couldn't find the address. Beautifully written, immaculately researched and thoroughly absorbing from start to finish. Orlando Figes's latest book is The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture.. A panoramic history of nineteenth-century European culture told through the entangled lives of the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, the singer and composer Pauline Viardot and her husband Louis Viardot, a great connoisseur,The Europeans has been published to critical acclaim in the UK and US:  US$24.00, US$24.26 What the author describes is the constant tension between distinct national and local art forms and trends that worked to smooth out differences and allow the “best” to rise to prominence. Start by marking “The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture” as Want to Read: Error rating book. 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