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Book Title: The Irony Of The Ideal: Paradoxes Of Russian Literature
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Mikhail Epstein
Publication Name: Irony of the IDEAL : Paradoxes of Russian Literature
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Series: Ars Rossica Ser.
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
