Reviews for Institutions, economic performance and sustainable development

The average rating for Institutions, economic performance and sustainable development based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-02-20 00:00:00 Robert Bernstein I was most interested in the Golden Age (19th century) and Silver Age (here called Early 20th Century). Discoveries for me -- aside from Gogol, who I didn't know was gay -- were in the Silver Age, a wild and wonderful time in Russian writing that I have to further explore. Fifty pages were well-spent on Mikhail Kuzmin, short stories, poetry cycles, diary; I have immediately ordered his Selected Prose & Poetry. In Underground and Emigre (Soviets), excerpts from the diary of Ryurik Ivnev were beautifully written and moving, while extracts from an unfinished epic novel around the 1917 revolution by Georgy Ivanov made me regret lost brilliance... The introduction on Russia's Gay Literature and History by Simon Karlinsky () I have spotted archived elsewhere, if you want to do a search online. Excuse the 90s cover!

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-05 00:00:00 khathmony keo While the actual quality of the writing varies, I love this book for the sheer diversity of the content and the amazing insight it provides into intimate Russian gay life throughout the years. I'm sure I'll be returning to this soon and often, and I strongly recommend it.