To Catch a Tartar by Chris Bird
Traces a personal journey through the violent decolonisation of the soviet empire. This work describes how lightly armed Chechan fighters held their own against tens of thousands of Russian troops, a conflict that in many essentials has not changed since Lermontov and Tolstoy fought the 'gortsy'.
'A captivating read' -- Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times 'Instructive and erudite' -- New Statesman 'Bird [has] tackled with courage and intelligence a region which has always fascinated Westerners by its physical beauty and by the spirit of its peoples' -- Times Literary Supplement 'Highly readable' -- Literary Review
Chris Bird was the Caucasus correspondent for Agence France-Presse and then The Associated Press, and lived in Tbilisi with his family. He is now a medical student in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719565069 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719565065 |
| Title | To Catch a Tartar |
| Author | Chris Bird |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2003-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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