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Book Title: Architectures of Russian Identity, 1500 to the Present
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Daniel B. Rowland
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Regional, Russian & Former Soviet Union, History / General
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Genre: Architecture, Literary Criticism, History
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
