Books by Orlando Figes

A People's Tragedy (1998)
Covers Russian history from the end of the nineteenth century to the death of Lenin, and explores ho...

Just Send Me Word (2012)
A triumphant love story and inside portrait of the notorious Arctic Gulag, based on recently discove...

The Whisperers (2007)
Provides a portrait of everyday Russian life during the repression of the Stalin years, analyzing th...

Natasha's Dance (2003)
The author of A People's Tragedy turns his attention to the culture of Russia, using the lives of wr...

The Crimean War (2012)
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) comes the definitive acc...