The Russian Album

By Michael Ignatieff

Book Overview

"Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award" 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670810576
• ISBN13: 9780670810574
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A work of beauty and honesty

Michael Ignatieff has written a lucid and beautiful family memoir. Never allowing nostalgia to obscure larger truths, Ignatieff remains faithful to his past. A wonderful read that everyone can relate to. I highly recommend purchasing this gem of a book.