{"product_id":"9780990693932","title":"History Of Russia And The Soviet Union In Humorous Verse","description":"Marx wrote that 'History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.' He failed to note that, with the right person, it can come around a third time....as doggerel. Sabrina Petra Ramet's very mortal verses should be read aloud, even shouted, for they successfully deflate the somber pontificating and aca- demic harrumphing that often dominates Russian historical studies. Besides, they're riotously funny. -S. Frederick Starr, author of Red and Hot: The Fate of Jazz in the Soviet Union, 1917-1980 \"Scholars will explode with laughter over the stunts of Lenin, Stalin, Peter the Great, and the other leaders-made-buffoons by Sabrina Ramet's off-kilter and hilarious interpretations of history. No prominent Russian leader is left un-pilloried, no Soviet ideologue left in quiet repose. And no reader is left with funny-bone unshattered by uncontrollable laugher over history's vagaries.\" -Jerry G. Pankhurst, co-editor of Understanding Soviet Society \"Sabrina Ramet's collection reads as though Mother Goose, Lewis Carroll and the Cat in the Hat translated a course on Soviet history taught by Mel Brooks into light verse. Each piece relieves the usual solemnity of the subject with a welcome touch of the absurd.\" -Thomas F. Remington, author of Presidential Decrees in Russia: A Comparative Perspective \"It is a real pleasure to read this iconoclastic book of verse that parodies the Russian ruling class from the Czars to Putin.\" -Robert O. Freedman, author of Moscow and the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSabrina P. Ramet|Christine M. Hassenstab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNap\/Scarith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eNov 28, 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e114 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e0990693937\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9780990693932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nap\/Scarith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836166254897,"sku":"9780990693932","price":27.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9780990693932.jpg?v=1713135959","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/es\/products\/9780990693932","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}