Book Haul(-ish) & TBR || Russian History || Books and Sushi

Hi everyone! I found myself in a big Russia mood recently so decided to do a haul / TBR today. There are 12 (+1) books in total, mostly non-fiction!

🔖Chapters:
0:44 Fiction
3:59 Non-fiction (Russian History - General)
5:43 Non-fiction (Russian Revolution)
8:27 Folklore & Fairy Tales
10:35 Travel

Bookxcess site (Malaysia)

🔖Books mentioned:

The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson

Russka by Edward Rutherfurd

Russia and the Russians by Geoffrey Hosking

Peter The Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie

Catherine the Great: Portrait of the Woman by Robert K. Massie

October : The Story Of The Russian Revolution by China Mieville

Lenin the Dictator  by Victor Sebestyen

History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky trans. Max Eastman

Caught In The Revolution: Petrograd, Russia 1917 - The World on the Edge
by Helen Rappaport

Politicizing Magic: An Anthology of Russian and Soviet Fairy Tales eds. Marina Balina Helena Goscilo and Mark Lipovetsky

Ivan the Fool: Russian Folk Belief by Andrei Sinyavsky trans. Joanne Turnbull and Nikolai Formozov

Russian Fairy Tales: Palekh Painting by Alexei Orleansky

Black Dragon River : A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of the Empire by Dominic Ziegler

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[LadyJaneBooks]

Great haul! Russka sounds intriguing! I love that you bought some Russian folktales and books analyzing them!

[GunpowderFictionPlot]

What a fantastic idea for a video! Not read any of them, but you made all of them sound very interesting.

[brittabohlerthesecondshelf]

Just found your channel through Kim @MiddleOfTheBookMarch and so happy she led me here!

[spreadbookjoy]

This feels so timely because I just placed a hold on The Bronze Horseman which is an historical Russian history trilogy which starts in the 1930s. I’ve been following several lovely accounts on Instagram who are obsessed with Russian literature and Russia in general and because they are so passionate about the subject, I’m doing a buddy read of War and Peace in the winter which I am very excited about. They also recommend some great modern fiction on Russia, hence my hold on The Bronze Horseman. I also really want to read some Edward Rutherford - he wrote a similar book called London which follows several families through the millennia which I’ve always wanted to read and his book Sarum was recently recommended to me. There are some great books here - I love the fairy tale book! Reading is so much fun when you just follow your interests!

[charmainesaliba]

Great haul, all books sound interesting.
I just discovered your channel thanks to Kim from Middle of the book March.

[NightingaleSong]

Just found your channel. I have an interest in Russian history and an interest in Malaysia, so this seems relevant. Thanks for your content.

[SluggishReader]

Russian folklore is a fascinating topic. It got me interested in folklore of other cultures as well. Before, I would've never guessed that folk tales / old wives' tales are super political. The first Russian folk tales collection I read was the one compiled by Afanasyev (read it for school, but totally works as a pleasure reading). If you are interested in the structure of Russian folktales, there's a book called Morphology of the Tale by Vladimir Propp that explores the common tropes and elements found in Russian folklore.

[ReadingRetail]

Hey Friend! TGIF!! Hope you are having a wonderful day! 🥰#RRFam big like!!

[readingandwhatnot]

Oooooh girl I'm allll about the fairy tale books!!!
The non-fiction not to much that kinda stuff has to be audio books lol
The Winternight Trilogy is ALSO Russian... juat saying... haul that too... maybe... do it 😳 lol
Love seeing your face!

[amusicalbookworm]

Russian history is an area of history that I am seriously lacking in knowledge! I will have to pick some of these up if I see them! Good luck with your Russian reading!

[codysmith]

I've been looking for books about Russia!

[alh]

Hi I enjoyed your vlog not sure you would know Edward Rutherford bases his books on a my favorite author James Michener also I read Herman Wouks Winds of War and War and Remembrence !! Really so well written!!

[TheBookBully]

Loved this video! I am very interested in Russka and I plan on reading it...at some point! I read the biography of Catherine the Great and it is truly excellent

[LovelessDegrees]

So many books about Russia! Hope you enjoy them all :)

[pian]

Hello my fellow Malaysian! Apa khabar? . Hope you are doing fine. Can't believe just stumbled on your channel now. Great to see a person intrested in Russian history and culture like you. Btw, I also bought both of the two Robert Massie's books; Peter the Great and Catherine the Great at Bookxcess. Just like you the size of those books seemed daunting for me at first. So during the MCO period, I picked up Peter the Great and start reading it. Boy oh boy, I can't put it down! The writing style is so fluid and beautiful while maintaining its factual basis. The author seems to have a novelistic instinct when writing this masterpiece. I must warn you that this book delved too much details on wars and Peter the Great's battles. For a military fan like me, I love it but for some people especially ladies it can be huge turn off. You can skip those parts if you want to. Considering myself as a slow reader, I managed to finish this 800 plus tome under one month. That book turns me into Russian history enthusiast and Robert Massie's fan. I ended up buying all of his books except Romanov the Last Chapter.

Until now, I've read Nicholas and Alexandra and Catherine the Great. I'm in the middle of reading his another book on WW1 called Dreadnought. Pretty phenomenal book too. I've read Catherine the Great biography and I found it to be interesting as well. Still a worthwhile read if you ask me. The style of writing is still remarkable and packed with many details. However, it is just my personal opinion that it couldn't capture the magic of Massie's Peter the Great. I noticed female readers prefer Catherine the Great more because of her romantic relationship with so many lovers that provide so much drama. It is also due to her prowess of being a strong female ruler that resonates well with the feminist desire of many women. Anyhow, there are lessons can be learned form these two great leaders regardless of gender or background. Highly recommended.

Nicholas and Alexandra was Massie's first book. This is a personal book for Robert Massie because his son suffers from hemophilia and Tsar Nicholas II's only son also suffer from this debilitating disease. I too have read this book and it is heart breakingly beautiful. The book describes the life of the Tsar Nicholas II, the empress and his family, also explains how the rogue Rasputin was able to wield such power over them. Information is based on letters written by many different people but is put together in a very engaging way. This book held my attention, taught me much about life at that time. Highly recommend as well.

I think i written too much. Please forgive me for my long comment. I just felt excited to see another Malaysian who has a similar interest and read the same books. Before I end, since you are interested in russian history and culture, please do look up Gulag Archipelego by Alexander Solzhenistyn. It tells a dark and interesting story of his life in Stalins's Gulag. It is hauntingly beautiful in its own way and very philosophically articulated. Can't recommended it highly enough. Thanks for the video and hope to see you soon. 👍