Bøker av David C. Gillespie

Examining the field of literature in Russian, this text presents extracts from key works by the major writers of the "Golden Age" of Russian literature, such as Karamzin and Chekhov. It provides introductions in Russian to each writer, together with a chronology of their work.

This exploration of the cinematic genres developed over almost 100 years, takes in over 300 films with discussion of the work of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Mikhalkov, Paradzhanov, Sokurov and others. It assesses the legacy of 19th century art as well music and soundtrack, especially the work of Shostakovich and Prokofev.