A Journey Into Russia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781909961128)

When German journalist Jens M hling met Juri, a Russian television producer selling stories about his homeland, he was mesmerized by what he heard: the real Russia and Ukraine were more unbelievable than anything he could have invented. The encounter changed M hling's life, triggering a number of journeys to Ukraine and deep into the Russian heartland on a quest for stories of ordinary and extraordinary people. Away from the bright lights of Moscow, M hling met and befriended a Dostoevskian cast of characters, including a hermit from Tayga who had only recently discovered the existence of a world beyond the woods, a Ukrainian Cossack who defaced the statue of Lenin in central Kiev, and a priest who insisted on returning to Chernobyl to preach to the stubborn few determined to remain in the exclusion zone.

Unveiling a portion of the world whose contradictions, attractions, and absurdities are still largely unknown to people outside its borders, A Journey into Russia is a much-needed glimpse into one of today's most significant regions.

Author: Jens M?ling
ISBN-10: 1909961124
ISBN-13: 9781909961128
Publisher: Haus Pub.
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2017
Pages: 342
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.20d