Kenneth MacInnes lived and worked in Russia for two decades, from Gorbachev to Putin. He was employed for 13 years at the State Russian Museum and translated 350 books (including the novels of George Orwell). He investigated art crimes and defended himself against the Russian navy in a court martial. After returning to Britain, he worked for the UK Parliament in London.

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	Russian Tsars. The Rurikids. The Romanovs by Boris Antonov, Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russian Impressionism: Paintings from the Collection of the Russian Museum, 1870s-1970s by Vladimir Kruglov, Vladimir Lenyashin, Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rudolf Nureyev: Three Years in the Kirov Theatre by Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator), L.P. Myasnikova (Compiler), A.G. Storozhuk (Compiler) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red in Russian Art by Yevgenia Petrova (Editor), Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Diaghilev by Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Yevgenia Petrova (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boris Kustodiev. Works of Painting, Graphick Art and Sculpture From Museums, Libraries and Private Collections in the Russian Federation. 125th Anniversay of the Artist's Birth. by Vladimir Kruglov, Kenneth MacInnes (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Vladimir Gusyev (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Russia Did Democracy: From St. Vladimir to Tsar Putin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russian Monasteries: Art and Traditions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Russia Did Democracy: From St Vladimir to Tsar Putin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing Masterpieces: Dark Secrets and Vanished Paintings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars