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The Cultural Front: Power and Culture in Revolutionary Russia. By Sheila Fitzpatrick. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1992. xx, 264 pp. $39.95, hard bound; $13.95, paper.

The city's colorful history receives a thoughtful, balanced examination in this study. The author and the publisher are to be commended on the book's many colorful illustrations, drawn from contemporary photographs. Hamm's study is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Russia's urban development. It will be particularly useful reading in courses that confront the complex reality of the multi-national history of the Russian Empire.