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'Orlando Figes' (born 1959) is one of Britain's leading historians of modern Russian history and a professor at Birkbeck, University of London. He frequently reviews books for ''The Guardian'' and the ''London Review of Books''.
Figes was born in London in 1959. He is the son of feminist writer Eva Figes. His sister is the author and editor Kate Figes. He studied history at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a rare double-starred First from Gonville and Caius College in 1982. He was a Lecturer in History at Cambridge University from 1987 to 1999, before taking up the Chair of History at Birkbeck College, London University.
Although he has published an extensive range of academic work, he is most famous for his best-selling works on Russian history, most notably ''A People's Tragedy'' and ''Natasha's Dance'', which combine literary and academic qualities. Figes borrows from a broad range of historiographical styles, most notably modern cultural history. "A People's Tragedy" is considered a landmark work in the new school of narrative history. Figes's approach has given his writing an anecdotal style and dash, which has brought him many prizes and critical acclaim.
Figes is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
★ 1997 – Wolfson History Prize
★ 1997 – WH Smith Literary Award
★ 1997 – NCR Book Award
★ 1997 – Longman-History Today Book Prize
★ 1997 – Los Angeles Times Book Prize
★ ''Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution, 1917-21'', 1989, ISBN 0-19-822169-X
★ ''A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution 1891-1924'', 1996, ISBN 0-7126-7327-X
★ With Boris Kolonitskii: ''Interpreting the Russian Revolution: The Language and Symbols of 1917'', 1999, ISBN 0-300-08106-5
★ ''Natasha's Dance: A cultural History of Russia'', 2002, ISBN 0-14-029796-0
★ ''The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia'', 2007, ISBN 0-0805074619
★ http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/history/story/0,6000,803578,00.html
★ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/09/01/boami201.xml
★ http://www.orlandofiges.com
| Contents |
| Overview |
| Prizes |
| Works |
| Sources |
Overview
Figes was born in London in 1959. He is the son of feminist writer Eva Figes. His sister is the author and editor Kate Figes. He studied history at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a rare double-starred First from Gonville and Caius College in 1982. He was a Lecturer in History at Cambridge University from 1987 to 1999, before taking up the Chair of History at Birkbeck College, London University.
Although he has published an extensive range of academic work, he is most famous for his best-selling works on Russian history, most notably ''A People's Tragedy'' and ''Natasha's Dance'', which combine literary and academic qualities. Figes borrows from a broad range of historiographical styles, most notably modern cultural history. "A People's Tragedy" is considered a landmark work in the new school of narrative history. Figes's approach has given his writing an anecdotal style and dash, which has brought him many prizes and critical acclaim.
Figes is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
Prizes
★ 1997 – Wolfson History Prize
★ 1997 – WH Smith Literary Award
★ 1997 – NCR Book Award
★ 1997 – Longman-History Today Book Prize
★ 1997 – Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Works
★ ''Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution, 1917-21'', 1989, ISBN 0-19-822169-X
★ ''A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution 1891-1924'', 1996, ISBN 0-7126-7327-X
★ With Boris Kolonitskii: ''Interpreting the Russian Revolution: The Language and Symbols of 1917'', 1999, ISBN 0-300-08106-5
★ ''Natasha's Dance: A cultural History of Russia'', 2002, ISBN 0-14-029796-0
★ ''The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia'', 2007, ISBN 0-0805074619
Sources
★ http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/history/story/0,6000,803578,00.html
★ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/09/01/boami201.xml
★ http://www.orlandofiges.com
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