Building on the Past. - Softcover

Building On The Past - Mennonite Architecture, Landscape and Settlements in Russia/Ukraine

Paperback. Zustand: Fine No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by both authors upon title page, otherwise very clean, bright, tight and unmarked with very light wear. "A treasure of photographs, information and new insights about the Russian Mennonite story from 1789 until today. Explores the architecture and landscape of numerous colonies, villages, estates, forestry camps and cities in southern Russia, now eastern Ukraine, where Mennonites once lived. These places still tell the dramatic story of a people who emerged from modest agrarian beginnings, flowered into a proud and prosperous society, then scattered to the winds." - back cover. "No one whose ancestors came from Russia should be without a copy of this book. And if you have visited the old Mennonite homelands in Russia and Ukraine, or if you intend to do so, this book is a must." - James Urry, 752 pages. Index, extensive list of sources, and a profusion of black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. A high-quality signed example.; 8vo; Signed by Author. Artikel-Nr. 518j2757

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