| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Rose -- Sergei -- Boris -- Another Sergei -- Liubov -- Nina -- Alexei -- Vasily -- Galina -- Marina -- Angelina -- Andrei -- Polina -- Ivan -- Tatiana -- Nadezhda -- Yet another Sergei -- Taisiya -- Igor -- Olga -- Vitaly. |
| Summary |
"Travels with NPR host David Greene along the Trans-Siberian Railroad capture an overlooked, idiosyncratic Russia in the age of Putin. After two and a half years as NPR's Moscow bureau chief, David Greene travels across the country, a 6,000-mile journey by rail from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok, to speak with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years. Reaching beyond the headline-grabbing protests in Moscow, Greene speaks with a group of singing babushkas from Buranovo, a teenager hawking 'space rocks' from last spring's meteor shower in Chelyabinsk, and activists battling for environmental regulation in the pollution-choked town of Baikalsk. Through the stories of fellow travelers, Greene explores the challenges and opportunities facing the new Russia, a nation that boasts open elections and new-found prosperity yet still continues to endure oppression, corruption, and stark inequality. Set against the wintery landscape of Siberia, Greene's lively travel/narrative offers a glimpse into the soul of twentieth-century Russia -- how its people remember their history and look forward to the future" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Greene, David, 1976- -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)
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| Subject(S) |
Railroad travel -- Russia (Federation)
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Interviews -- Russia (Federation)
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Social change -- Russia (Federation)
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Social problems -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel.
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Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
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Russia (Federation) -- Social life and customs.
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Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780393239959 |
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0393239950 |
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