The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River Miklós Jancsó When the family gather for

When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their departed patriarch

Retreating into the past

Charlize Theron

cinematic masterpiece

from the bestselling radical author of The Dawn of Everything

The Volga: A History of Russia's Greatest River Miklós Jancsó When the family gather forThe longest river in Europe, the Volga stretches more than three and a half thousand km from the heart of Russia to the Caspian Sea, separating west from east. The river has played a crucial role in the history of the peoples who are now a part of the Russian Federationand has united and divided the land through which it flows. Janet Hartley explores the history of Russia through the Volga from the seventh century to the present day. She looks at it