Biographical Dictionary of the Former Soviet Union Prominent People in All Fields from 1917 to the Present

"...(a) vast & invaluable reference...Bowker-Saur deserves praise for the splendid production values--heavy stock & rugged binding-- as well as the scholarly value of this compendium."--REFERENCE & RESEARCH BOOK NEWS. "The frankness of the narratives is refreshing...an asset to any academic or public research library."- -JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP. "...substantial scholarly contribution. Recommended for large libraries & most academic collections."--LIBRARY JOURNAL. Drawing on official and non- official sources, this unprecedented resource profiles some 6,500 figures--over 1,500 new entries in this edition--who shaped Soviet history. Included are candid portraits of czarist royalty & statesmen; emigre writers, artists, & cultural figures; scientist, engineers, economists, & philosophers; revolutionaries, party & military officials, & diplomats; & survivors of the gulags--many whose stories are recorded here for the first time. An index by profession is included.Vronskaya, Jeanne is the author of 'Biographical Dictionary of the Former Soviet Union Prominent People in All Fields from 1917 to the Present', published 1992 under ISBN 9780862916213 and ISBN 0862916216.