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Black Earth by Jens Muhling. Author Jens Muhling. An in-depth exploration of Ukraine through encounters with the many different people who live there. Format Hardcover. Title Black Earth. ISBN-13 9781909961609.

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PublisheriC-Haus Publishing

ISBN-101909961604

ISBN-139781909961609

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038404894

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlack Earth : a Journey Through Ukraine

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Customs & Traditions

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science, History

AuthorJens Muhling

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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ReviewsMühling is a delightful travel companion but Black Earth is much more than just a travel book. In his encounters with a diverse cast of Ukrainians Mühling elicits stories about the past and present of their country, which are moving, disturbing, funny and captivating - or all at once. The result is a rich polyphonic portrait of Ukraine. Black Earth is essential reading on the country that is now one everyone's mind., A sprightly and informative read, of a journey through a part of the world that Mühling obviously loves. He has a sharp eye and a warm heart., Mühling is a delightful travel companion but Black Earth is much more than just a travel book. In his encounters with a diverse cast of Ukrainians Mühling elicits stories about the past and present of their country, which are moving, disturbing, funny and captivating--or all at once. The result is a rich polyphonic portrait of Ukraine. Black Earth is essential reading on the country that is now one everyone's mind.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal914.770486

Synopsis"Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody." When Mikhail Bulgakov composed this dark and prophetic phrase in Kiev amid the turmoil of the Russian civil war, the political troubles of his native Ukraine were well underway, but far from over. In Black Earth: A Journey through the Ukraine , journalist and celebrated travel writer Jens M hling takes readers across the country during its most recent political crises: the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych and the Russian annexation of Crimea. In the midst of this turmoil, M hling delves deep into daily life in Ukraine, narrating his encounters with Ukrainian nationalists and old communists, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks, smugglers and soldiers, all of whose views could hardly be more different. Black Earth connects all these stories to convey an unconventional and unfiltered view of Ukraine, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and the center of countless conflicts of opinion--and of arms., An in-depth exploration of Ukraine through encounters with the many different people who live there. "Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody." Mikhail Bulgakov composed this ominous and prophetic phrase in Kiev amid the turmoil of the Russian civil war. Since then, Ukrainian borders have shifted constantly, and its people have suffered numerous military foreign interventions. Ukraine has only existed as an independent state since 1991, and what exactly it was before then is controversial among its people as well as its European neighbors. In Black Earth: A Journey through the Ukraine , journalist and celebrated travel writer Jens Mühling takes readers across the country amid the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Mühling delves deep into daily life in Ukraine, narrating his encounters with Ukrainian nationalists and old communists, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks, smugglers, and soldiers. Black Earth connects all these stories to convey an unconventional and unfiltered view of Ukraine, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and the center of countless conflicts. In this paperback edition, a new preface is included that takes into account recent developments up to the 2022 war between Russia and Ukraine.

LC Classification NumberDK508.51