{"product_id":"midnight-in-siberia-david-greene-9780393239959","title":"Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey Into the Heart of Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFar away from the trendy cafés, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Siberia\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles David Greene's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok. In quadruple-bunked cabins and stopover towns sprinkled across the country's snowy landscape, Greene speaks with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese travels offer a glimpse of the new Russia--a nation that boasts open elections and newfound prosperity but continues to endure oppression, corruption, a dwindling population, and stark inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe follow Greene as he finds opportunity and hardship embodied in his fellow train travelers and in conversations with residents of towns throughout Siberia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe meet Nadezhda, an entrepreneur who runs a small hotel in Ishim, fighting through corrupt layers of bureaucracy every day. Greene spends a joyous evening with a group of babushkas who made international headlines as runners-up at the Eurovision singing competition. They sing Beatles covers, alongside their traditional songs, finding that music and companionship can heal wounds from the past. In Novosibirsk, Greene has tea with Alexei, who runs the carpet company his mother began after the Soviet collapse and has mixed feelings about a government in which his family has done quite well. And in Chelyabinsk, a hunt for space debris after a meteorite landing leads Greene to a young man orphaned as a teenager, forced into military service, and now figuring out if any of his dreams are possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Siberia\u003c\/em\u003e is a lively travel narrative filled with humor, adventure, and insight. It opens a window onto that country's complicated relationship with democracy and offers a rare look into the soul of twenty-first-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393239950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393239959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.59w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2014 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2014 pg. 29","brand":"David Greene","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46172932014335,"sku":"9780393239959","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61c5ee45-5d3f-484d-8b4a-42eb13c72778.jpg?v=1727179522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midnight-in-siberia-david-greene-9780393239959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}