| Black Earth: A Journey Through Ukraine Contributor(s): Mühling, Jens (Author), Hayworth, Eugene H. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1909961604 ISBN-13: 9781909961609 Publisher: Haus Pub. OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Eastern - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 947.7 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.6" (1.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Muhling, Jens: - Jens Mühling was the editor of a German newspaper in Moscow for two years and has worked for the Berlin newspaper, Der Tagesspiegel, since 2005. He has won numerous awards for his features and essays on Eastern Europe.Hayworth, Eugene H.: - Eugene H. Hayworth is the translator of several works of contemporary German fiction and nonfiction, including Jen's Mühling's A Journey into Russia. |