Akhmatova's Petersburg Gwenith G. Fisher indeed in all of American

indeed in all of American history

and Paris from 1914 up through the novels publication-and the international scandal and fame that ensues

Each chapter of this book provides readers with clear

This book is about taking steps to preserve the important parts of one's self in the face of an all-encompassing disease

This revolution in thinking about Jewish belonging combined with a sweeping change in international norms related to population transfers and accelerated

Akhmatova's Petersburg Gwenith G. Fisher indeed in all of AmericanIn the poetry of Anna Akhmatova the nineteenth century myth of Petersburg, as the accursed, unreal city, is filtered through the vision of a poet born in Imperial Russia and destined to confront the terrors of Soviet rule. The city that emerges embodies loss and dislocation, continuity and miraculous survival. This "scholarly and imaginative study" (New York Review of Books) convincingly demonstrates that a good part of Akhmatovas verse could never