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A Russian Journal (Penguin Modern Classics)

By John Steinbeck

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Year
2001
ISBN
014118633X, 9780141186337
Open Library ID
OL7359152M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
661 kB (676488 bytes)
Pages
240\82
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the "New York Herald Tribune". This rare opportunity took the famous travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A "Russian Journal" is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document. Steinbeck and Capa recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants, as they emerged from the rubble of World War II. This is an intimate glimpses of two artists at the height of their powers, answering their need to document human struggle.

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