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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 41 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by David Greene. |
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After two and a half years as NPR's Moscow bureau chief, David Greene travels across the country--a 6,000 mile journey by rail, from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok--to speak with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years. Reaching beyond the headline--grabbing protests in Moscow, Green speaks with a group of singing babushkas from Buranovo, a teenager hawking space rocks from last spring's 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: a nation that boasts open elections and newfound prosperity yet still continues to endure oppression, corruption, and stark inequality. Set against the wintery landscape of Siberia, Greene's lively travel narrative offers a glimpse into the soul of twentieth-century Russia: how its people remember their history and look forward to the future. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel.
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Greene, David, 1976- -- Travel -- Russia (Federation)
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Railroad travel -- Russia (Federation)
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Velikai︠a︡ Sibirskai︠a︡ magistralʹ.
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Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
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Interviews -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Social life and customs.
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Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions.
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Social change -- Russia (Federation)
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Social problems -- Russia (Federation)
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Greene, David.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781622315529 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1622315529 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT11418176 |
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