Arthur’s countrymen begin to question his true loyalty. He meets and falls in love with Evgenia, a Russian woman who is a secretary for Trotsky, one of the Bolsheviks. His own loyalty is a mystery to himself, as he is torn between siding with the Red Bolsheviks and the White Tsarists. The second story is One Night in Moscow, which follows Arthur during his years in Russia and his shifting role from journalist to, perhaps, a communist. His hot red blood freezes before it even reaches the ground.”). It read like someone was telling you a story. We meet Arthur Randsome, a writer who leaves his unhappy marriage and child in England to embark on a new journey to Russia as a journalist. It written very simply, like an actual children’s fairy tale but with imagery that is not censored for children (“Look! Another one is killed the top of his head blown clean off by a bullet at close range. These opening lines of A Russian Fairy Tale transported me right into twentieth-century Russia where tsars ruled the land and lived in magical palaces. From where we sit, on the far edge of history, we can see across Time itself, and yet this land is so big we struggle to see all of it at once.” “Once upon a time beyond the sunrise, halfway to the moon, and so very far away it would make your feet weep to think about it, lies a land vast in size and deep in sadness.

The writing is quite beautiful in parts, especially in A Russian Fairy Tale. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Sedgwick brings readers on a thrilling journey, detailing both sides of war between the Red and the White. Thank you for supporting my blog!īlood Red Snow White is a set of three short stories and a fictionalized account of author Arthur Randsome’s time in Russia during Russian Revolution. I appreciate my readers and make it my goal to be upfront and honest. This small income goes back into my blog, so I can continue to create fun content for you. In plain English, this means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase something through the links provided. Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.

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