Lost And Found In Russia: Lives In The Post-Soviet Landscape
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Description:
Far from Moscow and St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites and almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River and Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with a new and unfamiliar world. Returning again and again, for over a decade, to the deep heartland of this rapidly-evolving coun...
Far from Moscow and St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites and almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River and Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with a new and unfamiliar world. Returning again and again, for over a decade, to the deep heartland of this rapidly-evolving coun...
Description:
Far from Moscow and St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites and almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River and Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with a new and unfamiliar world. Returning again and again, for over a decade, to the deep heartland of this rapidly-evolving country, Susan Richards has encountered extraordinary people and forged lasting friendships. Through their unforgettable stories and her own experiences she reveals how in Russia the past and the present cannot be separated. Illuminating a forgotten people and sweeping away traditional assumptions, 'Lost and Found in Russia' is a compelling and essential portrait - poignant, yet full of hope for a new future.
Review:
''A work of great thoughtfulness and enterprise.' - Colin Thubron 'A uniquely personal chronicle, and a testament to friendship.' - Victoria Glendinning 'Susan Richards has long been one of the very best writers on Russia... a brilliant, poignant evocation of a society in transition.' - Robert Service 'Once again, Susan Richards gives a rare and wonderful evocation of ordinary lives in Russia.' - Philip Marsden'
Prizes : 2010 shortlisted for the Dolman Travel Book Award
Author Biography:
Susan Richards is the author of Epics of Everyday Life, which won the P.E.N. Time-Life Award for Non-Fiction and the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award in 1990. She edits openDemocracy Russia, part of openDemocracy, the website about global affairs which she co-founded.
Far from Moscow and St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites and almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River and Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with a new and unfamiliar world. Returning again and again, for over a decade, to the deep heartland of this rapidly-evolving country, Susan Richards has encountered extraordinary people and forged lasting friendships. Through their unforgettable stories and her own experiences she reveals how in Russia the past and the present cannot be separated. Illuminating a forgotten people and sweeping away traditional assumptions, 'Lost and Found in Russia' is a compelling and essential portrait - poignant, yet full of hope for a new future.
Review:
''A work of great thoughtfulness and enterprise.' - Colin Thubron 'A uniquely personal chronicle, and a testament to friendship.' - Victoria Glendinning 'Susan Richards has long been one of the very best writers on Russia... a brilliant, poignant evocation of a society in transition.' - Robert Service 'Once again, Susan Richards gives a rare and wonderful evocation of ordinary lives in Russia.' - Philip Marsden'
Prizes : 2010 shortlisted for the Dolman Travel Book Award
Author Biography:
Susan Richards is the author of Epics of Everyday Life, which won the P.E.N. Time-Life Award for Non-Fiction and the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award in 1990. She edits openDemocracy Russia, part of openDemocracy, the website about global affairs which she co-founded.
| Autor | Richards, Susan |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2010 |
| Kirjastus | Other Press Llc |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 344 |
| Pikkus | 208 |
| Laius | 208 |
| Keel | American English |
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