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This book gave me a great beginning overview of the history of Russia from the 1800s to Yeltsin. In my gazillion years of education, not once did I take a Russain history class or read any Russian literature--kind of pathetic really. All of my references to Russia have been through the filter of ballet so it was nice to see where the Tsars fit in with Diagilev, Balanchine, Mathilde Kschessinska (who taught Margot Fonteyn) and others. I was also interested in the description of the TREST program, which was a trap by the Soviets to lure the monarchists from exile and back into Russia where they could be assasinated. All in all, very enlightening. I think I'm going to explore more Russian literature from this period.