{"product_id":"red-fortress-history-and-illusion-in-the-kremlin-9781250056146","title":"Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, its very name a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood. To this day, its red stars and golden crosses blazing side by side, the Kremlin fulfills a centuries-old role: linking the country's present to its distant past and proclaiming the eternal continuity of the Russian state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a dazzling array of sources from unseen archives and rare collections, renowned historian Catherine Merridale traces the full history of this enigmatic compound of palaces and cathedrals, whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. And with the Kremlin as a unique lens, \u003ci\u003eRed Fortress\u003c\/i\u003e brings into focus the evolution of Russia's culture and the meaning of its politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Merridale is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIvan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNight of Stone: Death and Memory in Twentieth-Century Russia\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor of contemporary history at Queen Mary University of London, she has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributes regularly to broadcasts on BBC radio. She lives in Oxfordshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333767401746,"sku":"9781250056146","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a714689f-5dff-4944-bfe4-daf92404a09f.jpg?v=1727876796","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-fortress-history-and-illusion-in-the-kremlin-9781250056146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}