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Journey into Russia by Jens Muhling (2015, Hardcover)

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Author: Jens Mühling. Format: Hardback. Genre: Travel & Transport. Missing Information?. Contributor: Eugene H. Hayworth (Translated by). Item Weight: 680g. Item Width: 2mm. Item Length: 15mm.

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PublisheriC-Haus Publishing

ISBN-10190797394X

ISBN-139781907973949

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038775251

Product Key Features

Number of Pages275 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJourney Into Russia

Publication Year2015

SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Essays & Travelogues, Customs & Traditions, Russia

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTravel, Social Science, History

AuthorJens Muhling

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

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ReviewsJens Mühling is a brave man. . . . The spine of his narrative remains the quest for Agafya, for a woman whose ancestors, at each of 'the crucial crossroads of Russian history', had refused to follow the herd. . . . It won't spoil the story to say that he and she (then 69) do finally meet, an encounter that Mühling describes movingly and elegantly. It's a tribute to the translator, Eugene H Hayworth, that this never reads like a book that was first written in German., Jens Mhling is a brave man. . . . The spine of his narrative remains the quest for Agafya, for a woman whose ancestors, at each of 'the crucial crossroads of Russian history', had refused to follow the herd. . . . It won't spoil the story to say that he and she (then 69) do finally meet, an encounter that Mhling describes movingly and elegantly. It's a tribute to the translator, Eugene H Hayworth, that this never reads like a book that was first written in German., To understand the ambiguities, contradictions, absurdities and complexities of the Russian soul, the advice was always to read Gogol. The advice now would be to read Jens Mühling. There is a shock of discovery and a shot of pleasure on every page., [Mühling] meets a bewildering variety of 'old believers' in a broader sense, from members of the sectarian Orthodox Church . . ., through stubbornly Leninist former Soviet citizens, to newly minted Slavonic pagans. They all want to tell Mühling their life stories which, in his empathetic retelling, provide glimpses into other lives that are vivid and frequently moving., [Mhling] meets a bewildering variety of 'old believers' in a broader sense, from members of the sectarian Orthodox Church . . ., through stubbornly Leninist former Soviet citizens, to newly minted Slavonic pagans. They all want to tell Mhling their life stories which, in his empathetic retelling, provide glimpses into other lives that are vivid and frequently moving., To understand the ambiguities, contradictions, absurdities and complexities of the Russian soul, the advice was always to read Gogol. The advice now would be to read Jens Mhling. There is a shock of discovery and a shot of pleasure on every page.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal914.70486

Table Of ContentICE (KIEV) The Puzzle Russia is not a Country Lenin's Nose The Saviour of Chernobyl BLOOD (MOSCOW) We Fight, We Reconcile A Short History of the World A Kettle of Water Minus the Kettle The Trail of the Icons Yevgeny of Chechnya The Return of the Wooden Gods WIND (SAINT PETERSBURG) Peter the Seasick The Last Heir to the Throne A Would-Be Saint 24 Centimetres Beetles and Communists WATER (SIBERIA) Trans-Siberian Chocolate Do Bees Have a Five-Year Plan? The Messiah of the Mosquitoes You Shall Know Them by Their Beards Where to, Arkashka? Blood and Vodka GRASS (THE STEPPES) Wood People and Grass People The Morgue of Yekaterinburg The Cossacks' Last Battle A Trunk Full of Icons WOOD (TAIGA) Misha and Masha The Secrets of Russian Women The Long Walk to Paradise

SynopsisWhen Jens Mühling met Juri, a Russian TV producer selling stories about his homeland, he was mesmerised by what he heard. The real Russia was more unbelievable than anything that could be invented. The encounter changed Mühling's life, triggering a number of journeys to the Ukraine and deep into the Russian heartland on a quest for the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people. Away from the bright lights of Moscow, Mühling meets and befriends a Dostoevskian cast of characters: a hermit from the Taiga who has recently discovered there's a world beyond the woods; a Ukrainian Cossack who defaces the statue of Lenin in central Kiev; a priest who insists on returning to Chernobyl to preach to the stubborn few determined to remain in the exclusion zone. A Journey into Russia is a revealing glimpse into the Russian soul. Mühling's empathy unveils a country whose contradictions, attractions and absurdities are still largely unknown to many people outside her borders., When German journalist Jens M hling met Juri, a Russian television producer selling stories about his homeland, he was mesmerized by what he heard: the real Russia and Ukraine were more unbelievable than anything he could have invented. The encounter changed M hling's life, triggering a number of journeys to Ukraine and deep into the Russian heartland on a quest for stories of ordinary and extraordinary people. Away from the bright lights of Moscow, M hling met and befriended a Dostoevskian cast of characters, including a hermit from Tayga who had only recently discovered the existence of a world beyond the woods, a Ukrainian Cossack who defaced the statue of Lenin in central Kiev, and a priest who insisted on returning to Chernobyl to preach to the stubborn few determined to remain in the exclusion zone. Unveiling a portion of the world whose contradictions, attractions, and absurdities are still largely unknown to people outside its borders, A Journey into Russia is a much-needed glimpse into one of today's most significant regions., When German journalist Jens Mühling met Juri, a Russian television producer selling stories about his homeland, he was mesmerized by what he heard: the real Russia and Ukraine were more unbelievable than anything he could have invented. The encounter changed Mühling's life, triggering a number of journeys to Ukraine and deep into the Russian heartland on a quest for stories of ordinary and extraordinary people. Away from the bright lights of Moscow, Mühling met and befriended a Dostoevskian cast of characters, including a hermit from Tayga who had only recently discovered the existence of a world beyond the woods, a Ukrainian Cossack who defaced the statue of Lenin in central Kiev, and a priest who insisted on returning to Chernobyl to preach to the stubborn few determined to remain in the exclusion zone. Unveiling a portion of the world whose contradictions, attractions, and absurdities are still largely unknown to people outside its borders, A Journey into Russia is a much-needed glimpse into one of today's most significant regions.

LC Classification NumberDK510.29