Dancing for Stalin
A True Story of Extraordinary Courage and Survival in the Soviet Gulag
$21.80
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
21 June 2023
Summary
Nina Anisimova was born in 1909 in imperial St Petersburg. One of the most renowned character dancers and choreographers of the twentieth century, she won her way into the hearts of her audience over many decades. Yet few knew that her exemplary career concealed a dark secret.
In 1938, at the height of Stalin’s Great Terror, Nina vanished. Only a handful of people knew that she had been arrested by the secret police, accused of being a Nazi spy and sentenced to forced labour in a camp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783966981 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178396698X |
| Author: | Christina Ezrahi |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
‘Shattering, cinematic and brave’ Simon Morrison, author of Bolshoi Confidential
‘Nina Anisimova’s story is extraordinary – heroic and harrowing in equal measure, a snapshot of the best and worst of Stalin’s Russia – and Christina Ezrahi does it vivid, gripping justice.’ Judith Mackrell, author of The Unfinished Palazzo
‘Christina Ezrahi vividly charts this brutal and uplifting story, bringing alive an extraordinary resourcefulness and determination to survive.’ Helen Rappaport, author of The Race to Save the Romanovs
‘Christina Ezrahi has uncovered a remarkable, untold episode in Soviet ballet history, which she brings to life through her customary rigorous research, clarity of expression and elegance of prose.’ Baroness Deborah Bull
‘An inspiring tale of survival against the odds. Ezrahi’s diligent scholarship casts much-needed light on ballet history’s darkest chapter.’ Luke Jennings, dance critic and author of Killing Eve
Christina Ezrahi
Christina Ezrahi is an award-winning historian of Soviet cultural politics and Russian ballet. Before undertaking her doctoral studies at University College London, she studied International Relations at the universities of Princeton and Oxford, and worked in Moscow for the United Nations.
Her first book, Swans of the Kremlin: Ballet and Power in Soviet Russia, was awarded the 2017 prize for Best Dance Book published in France. Christina appears in the media as an expert on the relationship between Russian politics and ballet and has recently acted as historical advisor to Ralph Fiennes on a film about Rudolf Nureyev.
Born in Munich, Christina lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and two children, and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is also a trained classical dancer.
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