Examines the culture of Russia, using the lives of writers, artists, and musicians to show how Russia has struggled to define its own soul in the twentieth century.

Donated by John M. McCaffrey.

1.European Russia -- 2. Children of 1812 -- 3. Moscow! Moscow! -- 4. The peasant marriage -- 5. In search of the Russian soul -- 6. Descendants of Genghiz Khan -- 7. Russia through the Soviet lens -- 8. Russia abroad.