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OverviewIn his latest work, Antony Beevor—bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem and one of our most respected historians of World War II—brings us the true, little-known story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova, a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a famous Nazi-era film actress who was closely associated with Hitler. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to become a Soviet spy—a career she spent her entire postwar life denying. The riveting story of how Olga and her family survived the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror, and the Second World War becomes, in Beevor’s hands, a breathtaking tale of survival in a merciless age. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antony BeevorPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: The Penguin Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780143035961ISBN 10: 0143035967 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 August 2005 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Map Dramatis Personae 1. The Cherry Orchard of Victory 2. Knippers and Chekhovs 3. Mikhail Chekhov 4. Misha and Olga 5. The Beginning of a Revolution 6. The End of a Marriage 7. Frost and Famine 8. Surviving the Civil War 9. The Dangers of Exile 10. The Far-Flung Family 11. The Early 1920s in Moscow and Berlin 12. Home Thoughts from Abroad 13. The End of Political Innocence 14. The Totalitarian Years 15. The Great Terror 16. Enemy Aliens 17. Moscow 1941 18. A Family Divided by War 19. Berlin and Moscow 1945 20. Return to Berlin 21. After the War Olga Chekhov's Films References Source Notes Select Bibliography Acknowledgments IndexReviewsA fascinating spy story, a delicious entertainment, and a compelling investigation. (Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard ) Author InformationAntony Beevor was educated at Winchester and Sandhurst. A regular officer in the 11th Hussars, he served in Germany and England. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include The Spanish Civil War; Crete: The Battle and the Resistance, which won the 1993 Runciman Award; Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942—1943; and Berlin: The Downfall, 1945. With his wife, Artemis Cooper, he wrote Paris: After the Liberation: 1944—1949. His book Stalingrad was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Wolfson History Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize in 1999. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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