--- product_id: 82828334 title: "The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics)" brand: "curzio malapartejenny mcphee" price: "VT9690" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/82828334-the-kremlin-ball-new-york-review-books-classics store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics) **Brand:** curzio malapartejenny mcphee **Price:** VT9690 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics) by curzio malapartejenny mcphee - **How much does it cost?** VT9690 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/82828334-the-kremlin-ball-new-york-review-books-classics) ## Best For - curzio malapartejenny mcphee enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted curzio malapartejenny mcphee brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics) ## Images ![The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Pny5X2qgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Soviet High Socity in a close-up *by J***U on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2018* Curzio Malaparte is an author known for his fantastic stories from the Second World war (one of the most famous is the tableau of frozen horses in Lake Ladoga). He was a former fascist who stayed in the Soviet Union during the late twenties and early thirties and wrote a book about Lenin, becoming more and more leftist, but never a Bolshevik. The Kremlin Ball is an unfinished book with lots of repetition about the Soviet elite during the period when even Trotski was active, but with the hindsight of knowing what had happened (Malaparte started the book only in the forties). The main protagonists are famous communists and their wives, with a mixture of Western diplomats who entertained them. The main interest is in the wives and their luxurious lifestyles before the Terror changed the landscape. As always with Malaparte, the book is best in details, in describing extravagant behaviours and strange personalities, like the Foreign Ministry head of protocol who moved about in Moscow with a horse-drawn carriage, but was very sharp in politics, or the different valuable jewels and clothes that the Bolshevik ladies loved to wear. There is a fascinating atmosphere which feels true, but as with Malaparte always, we will never know which details are really true and which are just his imagination. In the end, it becomes clear that Malaparte takes the side of the new Stalinist Guard and doesn't regret the demise of the Old Bolsheviks, who for him were corrupt and actually much worse than Stalin and his henchmen. Something which we will never know for sure. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse of Moscow in the 20ties , after the Revolution and before the first major Stalinian purge *by S***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2022* Malaparte is a unique writer...he combines his experience of events, his impressions on those he meets with a lyrical prose that verges on surrealism...this is an unfinished book, not perhaps as polished as one would expect as it was finished posthumously, but it is such a valuable glimpse into those years in Russia between the satisfaction of a revolution accomplished and the fear of what is coming next... the winners of yesterday are today's loosers! Read and enjoy the ride into the last days of Moscow's revolutionary intelligentsia. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fiction or Reality? *by R***A on Reviewed in Germany on 26 May 2024* Stories from the Author's visit to Moscow in 1929 which are a mix of reality and fiction, but allow the reader to reflect upon the human nature. Interesting reading. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Kremlin Ball (New York Review Books Classics) - The Skin (New York Review Books Classics) - Kaputt (New York Review Books Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/82828334-the-kremlin-ball-new-york-review-books-classics](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/82828334-the-kremlin-ball-new-york-review-books-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*