The Last Man in Russia
And The Struggle To Save A Dying Nation
$37.48
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2014
Summary
‘Wonderful … These are the chronicles of a writer who truly knows Russia’ New York Times
Award-winning writer Oliver Bullough travels the country from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept village, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. His moving, terrifying story is the story of a nation – famine, war, the frozen wastes of the Gulag, the collapse of communism and now, a people seeking oblivion. Bullough shows that in a cou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141399492 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014139949X |
| Author: | Oliver Bullough |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 19mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An ambitious and wide-ranging journey into the heart of a great, sad country … He has a talent for sketching the people he meets, often administering a welcome dose of humour, and he appreciates the absurd, in the best Russian tradition – Arthur House * Sunday Telegraph *
Vivid … very engaging * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Oliver Bullough
Oliver Bullough studied modern history at Oxford University and moved to Russia after graduating in 1999. He lived in St Petersburg, Bishkek and Moscow over the next seven years, travelling widely as a reporter for Reuters news agency. He is now the Caucasus Editor for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting. His first book, Let Our Fame Be Great, Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus, received the Cornelius Ryan award in the United States and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in Britain. Oliver Bullough received the Oxfam Emerging Writer award in 2011.
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