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In the bestselling tradition of Doctor Zhivago and Sophie's Choice, a sweeping epic of Russia from the last days of the Tsars to today's age of oligarchs -- by the prizewinning author of Young Stalin. Winter 1916: St. Petersburg, Russia, is on the brink of revolution. Outside the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alexandra Zeitlin Palitsyna - Sashenka: Add a description of this character.
- Baron Samuil Zeitlin: Sashenka's father.
- Ariadna Zeitlin: Sashenka's mother.
- Mendel Barmakid: Sashenka's uncle and Ariadna's brother.
- Audrey Lewis - Lala: Sashenka's nanny.
- Gideon Zeitlin: Sashenka's uncle and Samuil's brother.
- Peter Sagan
- Stalin
- Roza Getman
- Hercul Satinov
- Chernyshev
- Mama
- Katinka Vinska
- Beria
- Carlo
- Mariko
- Mogilchuk
- Lena
- Kobylov
- Kuzma
- Ivan Nikolajevitch Palitsyn - Vanya
- Lenin
- Volja Palitsyna - Snowfox: Sashenka's daughter.
- Vera
- Papa
- Benya
- Pasha Getman
- Leonid
- Rasputin
- Dr. Gemp
- Turbin
- Miriam
- Lavrenti Pavlovich
- Galya
- Okhrana
- Stepanian
- Egnatashvili
- Granovsky
- Pantameilion
- Natasha: Mendel's wife.
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- Carolina
- Moscow
- Russia
- Kremlin
- London
- St. Petersburg
- Smolny
- Tiflis
- Lubianka
- Odessa
- Baku
- Petrograd
- Paris
- Tbilisi
- Georgia
- Finland Station
- Astoria
- Zemblishino
- Utesov
- Tverskaya
- Vyborg
- Old Square
- Europe
- Klavdia
- England
- Soviet Union
- Bukharin
- Kolyma
- Baba
- Instantzia
- Greater Maritime Street
- Ukraine
- Beznadezhnaya
- Berlin
- Gorky Street
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First Sentence edit
The shy northern sun had already set by teatime when three of the Tsar's gendarmes took up positions at the gates of The Smolny Institute for Noble Girls.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Simon Sebag Montefiore (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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- Dewey: 823.914
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