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  <title><![CDATA[Russka: The Novel of Russia]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;Impressive.&quot;&lt;br&gt;THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD&lt;br&gt;Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land.&lt;br&gt;&quot;Rutherford's RUSSKA succeeds....[He] can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat.&quot;&lt;br&gt;SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1991</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edward Rutherfurd]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been reading this one off and on for the last three months. I have been caught up in other books and so it has kept me away from reading this one. I plan to do so now. It has the same feel as Sarum, of course, but it is a little harder for me to get into. Perhaps because I don't know the hist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30026275">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33607791">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Peace Corps Ukraine]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 23 08:42:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 23 08:44:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While it reads like a grocery store bought romance, it gives a great summary of Ukrainian and Russian history, avoiding overly fleshing out the lives of the Tzars. Enjoyable, but perhaps that's because I've been half the places in the book. ]]></body>
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    <review id="62157137">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     Formulaic in its repeated motifs, phrasing, characteristics of successive generations in the lines of families portrayed. That said, the sweep of the stories was grand enough to convey a feel for what &quot;Russian&quot; might mean, and how it came to be.  The novel is satisfying in its grasp o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62157137">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74616195">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in 1992 when I was a very bored, unchallenged high school student. I got lost in the epic, sweeping tale and the history of the region. This book, above all other influences, is what propelled me to become an exchange student. Thanks to The Next Best Book Club in the thread, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/214919-what-books-do-you-miss">What books d...</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74616195">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41001980">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 27 08:03:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 02 19:44:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book - confirming I knew little about Russia.  The best part of Rutherfurd's approach, for me, is he provides the reader a glimpse into how a Russian views the geography around the homeland - a Russian homeland, the motherland beset by the Mongol menace from the South across the steps, the sus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41001980">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24659233">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 16 16:46:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first Edward Rutherford book I read, and I was immediately taken in by both the book itself and its genre.  Edward Rutherford writes location-based historical fiction--that is, instead of recounting an important life or event, he selects a location (in this case, a town in the Ukraine) ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24659233">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12561564">
    <user id="766247">
    <name><![CDATA[Ann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri May 02 07:03:46 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fair-to-middling one in the arena of historical fiction.  Quite long.  I think his others concerning British history were better -- London and The Forest.  I suppose with any novel that tries to cover such an expanse of time, you run the risk of losing the reader at times and becoming a bit repeti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12561564">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58800919">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne Hawn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 07 19:16:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 14 19:06:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this before, but am listening to the tape again since I'm reading so much about Russia. I've become fascinated with the Cossacks and their role in the history of the area.  If there is one ethnic group in the Russian Federation (and Poland) that is similar to the personality of the US, it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58800919">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38583668">
    <user id="1743916">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 24 19:19:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 24 19:21:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tried my hardest to get through this book but couldn't. It is like four stories in one and they don't tie together. I was hoping it would be a historical fiction of sorts but was disappointed with the way this book read.]]></body>
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    <review id="66294995">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kami]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book, if you love Russian history. Its a long read with a very involved timeline. It gives great description of the society of Russia from the early ages to the Cold War. Pretty accurate portrayal of the Tsars and Monks! ]]></body>
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    <review id="50440015">
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  <date_added>Wed Mar 25 14:54:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a hard book to read. It has allot of harsh imagery. It is a great book though as far as historical fiction is concerned. If you are a hisory buff this is a must read along with his Irish books!]]></body>
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    <review id="44598407">
    <user id="1271735">
    <name><![CDATA[Brenda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Santa Rosa, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Learned a lot about Russian history, but it bothered me that every time I got to liking the characters the section would end and we'd start up in a whole new generation with different characters.]]></body>
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    <review id="42674230">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author made good research about the history of this glorious Nation, making the novel a excellent canvas of blood and flesh and retracing its history for two thousand years...]]></body>
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    <review id="44080055">
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    <body><![CDATA[Epic novel of the history of Russia, from ancient times to the present, through the eyes of several disparate but related families over the generations. ]]></body>
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    <review id="51863835">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the book but am stuck 3/4 of the way through. Maybe it's because the setting is not familiar to me. I loved the author's other books.]]></body>
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    <review id="74381212">
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    <body><![CDATA[An excelent book. It tells you about Russa's history since the start in 760 pages. It took a long time to read but it was worth it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="61952677">
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    <name><![CDATA[Don]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A sweeping history of Russia, but a bit less approachable than Sarum or London simply because the names and events are less familiar.]]></body>
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    <review id="38591598">
    <user id="1740009">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorit Rutherfurd book.  Has to do with my Slavic background.  He<br/>e really explained the Russian experience well for a Brit.]]></body>
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    <review id="72822470">
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    <body><![CDATA[a three because the length was a little much for me.  ]]></body>
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