{"product_id":"9788494931178","title":"Moscow","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMoscow\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book recovers a unique and forgotten testimony: the gaze of a Parisian traveler arriving by train in a mythical city that no longer exists. Armand Silvestre describes with precision and emotion the golden Moscow of the domes, the city lost in the East that dazzled generations. An intimate and attentive account that constitutes, for the contemporary reader, the final photograph of a metropolis almost entirely destroyed by seven decades of the Soviet regime. A cult work for lovers of travel literature and urban history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmand Silvestre, a Parisian tourist at the end of the 19th century, undertakes a train journey to a city that Western imagination has turned into a legend: Moscow, the Holy, the city lost in the East. Through these pages, the author unfolds a precise and detailed testimony of the Russian capital before the radical transformation imposed by the Soviet regime. He describes the dozens of golden domes shining from the top of the Sparrow Hills, the streets, the markets, and the daily life of a city that will soon cease to exist as he knows it. The book is, therefore, a portrait of a mythical city at its twilight and the chronicle of a journey that can no longer be repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePre-revolutionary Moscow as a sacred city and symbol of the East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTravel as a historical testimony of a vanished world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe Western traveler's perspective on exoticism and cultural difference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eUrban transformation and the destruction of heritage under the Soviet regime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTravel literature as a document of an era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers passionate about classic travel literature, Russian history, and the evolution of great cities. It will also interest those looking for first-hand accounts of life in pre-revolutionary Moscow, as well as collectors of cult works recovered from editorial oblivion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA unique and unpublished testimony of the golden Moscow before the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to rediscover a cult literary work that has never been reprinted since its first publication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reading experience that combines the pleasure of travel narrative with the value of historical documentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and detailed perspective of a city that time and politics completely transformed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: SILVESTRE, ARMAND\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: CONFLUENCIAS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTopic: TRAVEL LITERATURE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: CITIES AND MEN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: October 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 132\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 125 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition recovers a text of great literary and historical value, offering the reader the opportunity to access a lost perspective on a mythical city. Silvestre's prose, precise and evocative, turns a train journey into an almost archaeological experience. A brief but intense work, ideal for those looking for something more than a tourist guide: a testimony of a world that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CONFLUENCIAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407120654683,"sku":"9788494931178","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849493117.jpg?v=1781847261","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494931178","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}