The Faculty of Useless Knowledge by Iuril Dombrovskii

The Faculty of Useless Knowledge by Iuril Dombrovskii

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Set in the Year of Terror, 1937, in Kazakhstan, this novel concerns a group of archaeologists who find themseleves caught up in an ambitious Cheka investigator's attempt to set up a show trial in Alma-Ata to rival those taking place in Moscow. Zybin, a young student, faces interrogation in a cell.

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The Faculty of Useless Knowledge by Iuril Dombrovskii

Set in the Year of Terror, 1937, in Kazakhstan, this novel concerns a group of archaeologists who find themseleves caught up in an ambitious Cheka investigator's attempt to set up a show trial in Alma-Ata to rival those taking place in Moscow. Zybin, a young student, faces interrogation in a cell.
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ISBN 13 9781860463433
ISBN 10 1860463436
Title The Faculty of Useless Knowledge
Author Iuril Dombrovskii
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1997-04-03
Number of pages 512
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