Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of a Thousand Years of Artistic Life in Russia

by W. Bruce Lincoln

Release Date: December, 1999

Edition: Paperback

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How about "300 Years of Artistic Life in Russia"?

Hmmm. The first 700 years of the 1000 that Lincoln references in his subtitle are covered in only the first 55 pages of the book. I know that everyone's more interested in post-Petrine Russia, but let's be honest and call those first 55 pages an Introduction and rewrite the subtitle.

An mostly complete examination

It skimps quite a bit on Russia's musical history but otherwise rates excellent and exhaustive in its examination of Russian culture. A little dry at times, and often focuses more on breadth than depth, giving some insight into Russian history, a lot of insight into Russia's visual arts and art patrons, and a good analysis of the books thesis, one why Russia's has been suspended between, "Heaven and Hell," although it does not exhaustively examine the theme of the title.