{"product_id":"going-to-zossen-a-v-pankov-9781919168463","title":"Going to Zossen: Or the Capitulation of Vasily Mikhailovich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A timely revelation.\" \u003c\/strong\u003eBookLife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gripping.\" \u003c\/strong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Will embrace even readers who held little prior familiarity with and interest in Soviet affairs.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Midwest Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1993. In a collapsing post-Soviet town, a former serviceman, Vasily Mikhailovich, accepts work as the director of a remote juvenile prison colony. Determined to bring order and empathy to a brutal system, he starts a programme of rehabilitation for the young boys. But he is soon thwarted by the corruption around him; as he watches the people nearby prosper through deceit and cruelty, he is forced to make a choice: to uphold his principles and risk everything, or surrender them to save his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the real accounts of educational colonies during the Russian free-market transition, Going to Zossen is an exploration of the bargains ordinary people make under oppressive systems -a necessary read in today's political climate. Ideal for fans of Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These and Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. V. Pankov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191916846X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919168463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 122 Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"A. V. Pankov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176158867711,"sku":"9781919168463","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b884a25-5a53-4f46-b27c-3e31866daf47.jpg?v=1771336747","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-to-zossen-a-v-pankov-9781919168463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}