Black earth city : when Russia ran wild (and so did we)
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0805069321, 9780805069327
Physical Desc
viii, 210 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Narragansett (Maury Loontjens) - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0805069321, 9780805069327
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Black earth city : a year in the heart of Russia. London : Granta Books, 2001.
Description
"It is September 1991 and the dismantling of the Soviet Union is under way. In Voronezh, a provincial town famous for its loamy black earth, a sense of lightheartedness - part fear, part exhilaration - pervades. The people conquer uncertainty, hunger, and -20 degree temperatures by drinking huge quantities of black-market vodka and reveling in their new-found sexual freedom." "Black Earth City is Charlotte Hobson's record of this tumultuous time. An irresistible guide, she brings us into the cramped, rundown Hostel no. 4, where international students and locals congregate. We meet Yakov, who blows half-a-million rubles on a taxi to see a girl in Minsk; Lola, who sleeps with her peers for a share of their dinner; Viktor, with his brutal memories of military service; and Mitya, Hobson's wild and optimistic lover whose gradual disillusion - and dissolution - mirrors his country's dramatic lurch from euphoria to despair."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hobson, C. (2001). Black earth city: when Russia ran wild (and so did we) (First edition.). Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hobson, Charlotte, 1970-. 2001. Black Earth City: When Russia Ran Wild (and so Did We). Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hobson, Charlotte, 1970-. Black Earth City: When Russia Ran Wild (and so Did We) Metropolitan Books, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hobson, Charlotte. Black Earth City: When Russia Ran Wild (and so Did We) First edition., Metropolitan Books, 2001.
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