To Kill a Serpent in the Shell
by To Kill a Serpent in the Shell
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To Kill a Serpent in the Shell dramatizes the final year of Tsarevna Sofia's regency, interrogating Russia's history while subtly confronting the Russia of today. The play, both a riddle and a fantasy, depicts the political rivalry between the regent and her lover, Vasili Golitsyn, on the one hand, and the young Tsar Peter on the other.
The regency's incipient humanism, espoused in Golitsyn's consideration for the well-being of the Russian people, conflicts with the autocratic leanings of the young Tsar Peter. Boris Akunin shows us a pivotal time in Russian history, immediately preceding the reign of Peter the Great, and invites us to imagine what future rulers of Russia might have been like if the events of 1689 had had a different outcome.
Product Details
- Dalkey Archive Press Brand
- Feb 27, 2018 Pub Date:
- 162897320X ISBN-10:
- 9781628973204 ISBN-13:
- 122.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 7 in * 0.25 in * 5 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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