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On one level, this book is the story of an epic 6000-kilometer road trip from the frigid shores of the Barents Sea to Sochi, Russia's southernmost tip on the Black Sea. Dubbed "The Spine of Russia," the adventure tasked a mismatched duo of Russian and American journalists with capturing a view of Russia from the ground, to collect powerful images and honest human stories that offered a more subtle, complex picture of the world's largest country. But this book is far more than just a travel essay. For it intertwines fascinating subject profiles with digressions into historical and cultural themes relevant to understanding modern Russia. It is a story told with humor and with the insight derived from the author's three decades of intimate interactions with Russia. Among the many interesting stories in the book: An expedition to "The Well to Hell" A music school in one of the most polluted towns on earth An energetic youth activist branded as a foreign agent Russia's largest manufacturer of barbells (who also makes cloudberry preserves) A roadside berry seller recently paroled from prison A blacksmith who is a Jehovah's Witness A bone-chilling trip to the foundation place of the Russian state The slightly off-kilter leader of St. Petersburg's Cossack community A retired village doctor who can't stop working, because he won't be replaced A piece of Nebraska transplanted into the middle of Russia's Black Earth region There were also craft beer makers, ballroom dancers, policemen, restaurant owners, an opera student, a priest, a single mother, an accessibility activist, teachers, docents, a best-selling author, soap makers, journalists, a sailor, a winemaker, and a woman taking on the male-dominated world of Russian hockey. And no trip to Russia would be complete without a run-in with security officials in leather jackets. So there is also that. Taken together, the stories from this epic road trip create a compelling portrait of Russia and its people. The book could not be more timely; recent events show how vital it is for Americans to continue working to understand Russia.

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• Celý názov: Driving Down Russia's Spine
• Autor: Paul E. Richardson
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Brožovaná
• Počet strán: 330
• EAN: 9781880100455
• ISBN: 1880100452
• ID: 15347159
• Nakladateľ: Russian Information Services, Inc.
• Hmotnosť: 388 g
• Rozmery: 205 × 135 × 26 mm
• Dátum vydania: 01. July 2016

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