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   Orlando Guy Figes (/ ɔː ˈ l æ n d ə ʊ ɡ aɪ ˈ f aɪ dʒ iː z /; born 20 November 1959) is a British historian and writer. He was Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London , where he was made Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 2022.

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   Orlando Figes is a renowned historian who has written nine books on various aspects of Russian and European history, such as The Europeans, Revolutionary Russia, and A People's Tragedy. His books are praised for their scholarship, style, and insight, and he offers free and premium websites for teachers and students of the Russian Revolution and Soviet history.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2022/09/21 › booksBook Review: ‘The Story of Russia’ by Orlando Figes - The New ...

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   Sep 21, 2022 · In a new book, the historian Orlando Figes argues that the war on Ukraine is only the latest instance of a nation twisting the past to justify its future. The 2016 unveiling of a Moscow monument ...

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   Sep 29, 2022 · Orlando Figes is too experienced to fall into such traps. As well as being a professional historian and author of several acclaimed books on Russian history, he was also a witness to the critical ...

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   Orlando Figes is a renowned scholar and writer on Russian history, who has won several awards and prizes for his books. His works include A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers, Crimea and Just Send Me Word.

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   Name: Orlando Figes. Lived: 1957-. Nationality: English of German-Jewish parentage.. Profession: Writer and academic (professor of history at Birkbeck College, London).. Books: A People’s Tragedy: the Russian Revolution 1891-1924, Natasha’s Dance: a Cultural History of Russia, Interpreting the Russian Revolution: the Language and Symbols of 1917, The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s ...

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   Who is Orlando Figes?

   • "Orlando Figes [Author and Professor of Russian History]". Orlandofiges.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013. ^ Schaaf, Matthew. "Secrets of the state". New Statesman. Retrieved 31 August 2011. ^ The Whisperers (London, 2007), p. 636. ^ Figes, The Whisperers, p. xxxii. ^ Times Literary Supplement, 8 February 2008. ^ Harding, Luke (7 December 2008).

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   Who is Kate Figes?

   • Born in Islington, London in 1959, Figes is the son of John George Figes and the feminist writer Eva Figes, whose Jewish family fled Nazi Germany in 1939. The author and editor Kate Figes was his elder sister. His father left the family when he was three.

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   How old was Kate Figes when he died?

   • "Kate Figes, Feminist Author on Family Life, Dies at 62". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022. ^ a b Snowman 2007, p. 200. ^ a b c Snowman 2007, p. 198. ^ a b Fox, Killian (3 September 2022). "Orlando Figes: 'Gorbachev was a very sharp and likable person' ". The Guardian (interview). Retrieved 6 September 2022. ^ "Russian History".

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   What is Figes' writing style?

   • His writing style employs a sweeping narrative, striking a balance between describing important events of great significance and examining their impact on individuals. Figes gives less time and attention to political ideology than other historians: his main concern is with ordinary Russians and their motivations and conditions.

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    Sep 20, 2022 · From the founding of Kievan Rus in the first millennium to Putin’s war against Ukraine, Orlando Figes explores the ideas that have guided Russia’s actions throughout its long and troubled existence. Whether he's describing the crowning of Ivan the Terrible in a candlelit cathedral or the dramatic upheaval of the peasant revolution, he ...