The other side of Russia : a slice of life in Siberia and the Russian Far East / Sharon Hudgins.
The other side of Russia : a slice of life in Siberia and the Russian Far East / Sharon Hudgins.
The other side of Russia : a slice of life in Siberia and the Russian Far East / Sharon Hudgins.
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.
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N915.70486/1
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English
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xxvii, 319 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
The road to Russia -- Vladivostok : capital of Russia's wild east -- Riding the rails : the Trans-Siberian railroad -- Irkutsk : the Paris of Siberia -- Lake Baikal : the sacred sea of Siberia -- Among the Buryats -- The high-rise village -- Feasts and festivals -- The market economy -- School days...
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.
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1st ed.
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Texas
Date Published
c2003.
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"Hudgins's prose shines in her colorful descriptions of multi-course meals washed down with champagne and vodka, often eaten by candlelight when the electricity failed. The author's accounts of hors d'oeuvres made of sea slugs and roulades of raw horse liver will fascinate those with adventuresome tastes, while her stories of hosting Spanish, Frenc...
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The other side of Russia : a slice of life in Siberia and the Russian Far East / Sharon Hudgins.
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Eastern European studies ; no. 21.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-312) and index.
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N915.70486/1
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1585442372 (alk. paper)
9781585442379 (alk. paper)
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915.70486
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991016517529702626
