Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (Propp Vladimir Yakovlevich)(Paperback)

Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (Propp Vladimir Yakovlevich)(Paperback)

Vladimir Propp is the Russian folklore specialist most widely known outside Russia thanks to the impact of his 1928 book Morphology of the Folktale-but Morphology is only the first of Propp's contributions to scholarship. This volume translates into English for the first time his book The Russian

Morfologie pohádky a jiné studie - Propp Vladimir Jakovlevič

Snaha o odhalení zákona promítání skutečnosti do folkloru byla smyslem Proppovy badatelské práce a je patrná i ve studiích výboru, který si klade za cíl představit tuto vůdčí osobnost nezdiskreditované sovětské folkloristiky v co nejširším záběru. Kromě Morfologie pohádky

Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition (Propp V.)(Paperback)

This book is the classic work on forms of the European

Morphology of the Folktale (Propp V.)(Paperback)

2015 Reprint of 1958 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This classic work was first published in Russian in 1928. Although it represented a breakthrough in both folklore studies and morphology and influenced Claude Levi-Strauss and

Raven's Children (Yakovleva Yulia)(Paperback / softback)

The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3 (Rao Anirudh)(Paperback)

Yakovlev Yak-3 is considered one of the best World War 2 fighters, invariably praised by those who flew it in combat for its remarkable performance. The Germans also treated it with respect, which is perhaps best illustrated by Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen's remark: The Yak-3 was a tough

Ivan Mazepa and the Russian Empire (Tairova-Yakovleva Tatiana)(Paperback)

Ivan Mazepa (1639-1709), hetman of the Zaporozhian Host in what is now Ukraine, is a controversial figure, famous for abandoning his allegiance to Tsar Peter I and joining Charles XII's Swedish army during the Battle of Poltava. Although he is discussed in almost every survey and major book on

Russian School of Piano Playing Book 1 (Nikolaev Vladimir)(Paperback)

Russian School of Piano Playing Book 2 (Nikolaev Vladimir)(Paperback)

Divine Sophia: The Wisdom Writings of Vladimir Solovyov (Solovyov Vladimir Sergeyevich)(Paperback)

The founder of modern Russian philosophy, Vladimir Solovyov (1853-1900) is widely considered its greatest practitioner. Together with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, he is one of the towering intellectual figures in late-nineteenth-century Russia, and his diverse writings influenced much of the non-Marxist

Dersu Uzala (Arsenyev Vladimir)(Paperback)

A memoir by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, covering his trips in 1902, 1906, and 1907 as the first European to explore remote portions of Siberia. Dersu Uzala was his native guide on these trips. The book describes their adventures deep in the wilderness. It is the source for the Kurosawa

Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft (Lynch Allen C.)(Pevná vazba)

Since Russian leader Vladimir Putin assumed power in August 1999, speculation about his character, motives, and plans for Russia's future has been rampant in the West. A portrait of Putin has emerged in the West that is one-dimensional, ill informed, and diametrically opposed to the image of Putin

Lectures on Russian Literature (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback)

The author's observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. 'This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians' (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by

Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin (Service Robert)(Paperback)

Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favor in May 2000. He served two terms as president before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012

The State and Revolution: Russian-English Edition (Lenin Vladimir)(Paperback)

The State and Revolution (1917), by Vladimir Lenin, describes the role of the State in society, the necessity of proletarian revolution, and the theoretic inadequacies of social democracy in achieving revolution to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. It is considered to be Lenin's most

Breathe To Heal: Break Free From Asthma (Yakovleva Sasha)(Paperback)

Understand Asthma & Breathing Difficulties. Stop Fighting Against Them Say 'Goodbye' to breathing problems This book will help asthma sufferers to establish natural and wholesome breathing patterns. It will provide you with the information you need to tame your or your child's breathing

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin (Eltchaninoff Michel)(Paperback)

The Russian president's landmark speeches, interviews and policies borrow heavily from great Russian thinkers past and present, from Peter the Great to Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn. They offer powerful visions of strong leaders and the Russian nation: they value conservatism and the Slavicspirit

Lost Kingdom - A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin (Plokhy Serhii)(Paperback / softback)

Eye (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Smurov, a fussily self-conscious Russian tutor, shoots himself after a humiliating beating by his mistress' husband. Unsure whether his suicide has been successful or not, Smurov drifts around Berlin, observing his acquaintances, but finds he can discover very little about his own life from the

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Mayakovsky Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Gift (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

An autobiography of Fyodor Godunov-Cherdynstev, a writer living in the closed world of Russian intellectuals in Berlin shortly after the First World War. It tells the story of Fyodor's pursuits as a

Mary (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Lev Ganin is a young officer sharing a boarding house in Berlin with a host of Russian emigres. Alone in his room, he dreams of his first love, Mary. Awash with memories of youth and idyllic scenes of pre-Revolution Russia, Ganin becomes convinced that Mary is in fact the wife of a fellow-boarder,

Vladimir Jabotinsky's Russian Years, 1900-1925 (Horowitz Brian J.)(Pevná vazba)

In the early 20th century, with Russia full of intense social strife and political struggle, Vladimir Yevgenyevich (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was a Revisionist Zionist leader and Jewish Public intellectual. Although previously glossed over, these years are crucial to Jabotinsky's development as

Nikolai Gogol (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature, with a command of the irrational unmatched by any writer before or since. His strange tales, though often read as forceful demands for social change, were displays of the fantasies of the human spirit. This book