The Last Man in Russia by Oliver Bullough
In the 1960s, when the Soviet Union said it was building heaven on earth and the brave, non-conformist dissidents lived like free men in the midst of this enormous prison, the Russian nation began to drink itself to death. For a while, government income from vodka surpassed their income from oil. This title offers a study of a nation in crisis.
Brisk, lucid style.. skilful interweaving of historical context with his own rich experience of Russia. [Bullough] has a talent for sketching the people he meets, often administering a welcome dose of humour ... and he appreciates the absurd, in the best Russian tradition ... an ambitious and wide-ranging journey -- Arthur House * Sunday Telegraph *
An extraordinary portrait of a nation struggling to shed its past and find peace with itself -- Anthony Sattin * Sunday Times *
[A] superb hybrid of travel and social analysis ... raw, poetic prose ... The Last Man in Russia is distinguished by the excellence of its writing and its lucid, unsparing gaze -- Ian Thomson * Daily Telegraph *
[Bullough] is particularly good at conjuring key moments, vivid characters and credible dialogue, and at flipping between the small incident and the big picture ... Imagining [the whole country of Russia] is a whole lot easier with such a lively, well-written and commanding narrative to guide us -- Anthony Sattin * Observer *
Vivid ... very engaging * Times Literary Supplement *
[Praise for Let Our Fame Be Great]: Raw, romantic * Guardian *
A haunting portrait of a people blown to the winds by a forgotten storm * Economist *
Brilliant ... Bullough draws you irresistibly into his narrative, fusing reportage, history and travelogue in colourful, absorbing prose ... The book is a pleasure * Spectator *
Wonderful ... compelling * Financial Times *
Bleak, beautiful ... the archetypal Russian story -- Peter Pomerantsev * Newsweek *
An extraordinary portrait of a nation struggling to shed its past and find peace with itself -- Anthony Sattin * Sunday Times *
[A] superb hybrid of travel and social analysis ... raw, poetic prose ... The Last Man in Russia is distinguished by the excellence of its writing and its lucid, unsparing gaze -- Ian Thomson * Daily Telegraph *
[Bullough] is particularly good at conjuring key moments, vivid characters and credible dialogue, and at flipping between the small incident and the big picture ... Imagining [the whole country of Russia] is a whole lot easier with such a lively, well-written and commanding narrative to guide us -- Anthony Sattin * Observer *
Vivid ... very engaging * Times Literary Supplement *
[Praise for Let Our Fame Be Great]: Raw, romantic * Guardian *
A haunting portrait of a people blown to the winds by a forgotten storm * Economist *
Brilliant ... Bullough draws you irresistibly into his narrative, fusing reportage, history and travelogue in colourful, absorbing prose ... The book is a pleasure * Spectator *
Wonderful ... compelling * Financial Times *
Bleak, beautiful ... the archetypal Russian story -- Peter Pomerantsev * Newsweek *
Oliver Bullough studied modern history at Oxford University and moved to Russia after graduating in 1999. He lived in St Petersburg, Bishkek and Moscow over the next seven years, travelling widely as a reporter for Reuters news agency. He is now the Caucasus Editor for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting. His first book, Let Our Fame Be Great, Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus, received the Cornelius Ryan award in the United States and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in Britain. Oliver Bullough received the Oxfam Emerging Writer award in 2011.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846143731 |
| ISBN 10 | 184614373X |
| Title | The Last Man in Russia |
| Author | Oliver Bullough |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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