After two and a half years as NPR Moscow bureau chief, David Greene travels across the country 6,000- mile journey by rail, from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostoko speak with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years. Reaching beyond the headline-grabbing protests in Moscow, Greene speaks with a group of singing babushkas from Buranovo, a teenager hawking pace rocks?from last spring meteor shower in Chelyabinsk, and activists battling for environmental regulation in the pollution-choked town of Baikalsk. Through the stories of fellow travelers, Greene explores the challenges and opportunities facing the new Russia nation that boasts open elections and new-found prosperity yet still continues to endure oppression, corruption, and stark inequality.Set against the wintery landscape of Siberia, Greene lively travel narrative offers a glimpse into the soul of twentieth-century Russiaow its people remember their history and look forward to the future.
Midnight in Siberia
- 作者： Greene, David
- 出版社： W W Norton &
- 出版日期： 2014-10-20
- ISBN碼： 9780393239959
- 編號： 203c406197414
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