Russian wooden churches

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

The 28 July issue of the Spectator includes my review of a recent book about Russian wooden churches:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/issues/28-july-2012/on-the-verge-of-extinction

I can't recommend this book too highly.  It is not just a collection of pretty pictures (though the photographs are remarkable), but a book produced with real intelligence and imagination.  The texts accompanying the pictures are from a huge variety of sources and they are very enlightening indeed: about everything from Russian peasant life before the Revolution to the conduct of Soviet anti-religious campaigns.

The book is, above all, a reminder of the desperate need for more attention to be focussed on the conservation of these precious but fragile buildings.

All the best,

Robert

Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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