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# Among the Russians

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## Customer Reviews

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    1980 vs. 2010
  

*by P***M on Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2010*

As a cultural anthropologist who was been living and working in St. Petersburg, Russia for several years I can recommend this book for only what it is now. This is a travel narrative written over a period of weeks by one person, who did not speak Russian, in a tightly regulated tourist industry. Firstly, most people would agree that not speaking a language of a culture seriously inhibits your ability to assess what is actually happening and why. Secondly, at the time this was originally written, the Soviet Union, nor anyone else thought that it was in decline (1980 was also the year that the Olympics were held in Russia and an year after the invasion of Afghanistan)and seeing it as such is only because of hindsight.Thuborn's travel is from the in-tourist perspective, several other Western travelers who visited for conferences and business trips might explain something completely different. I know one such American photographer, Demarest Peterson, who traveled to Russia in the 1950's who was virtually uninhibited by the tourist guides from the in-tourist department, and was even able to take pictures of worshipers in a Russian Orthodox church during this time!Consider the alternative, imagine a Russian who was able to visit the US, under false pretenses, at about the same time, alone, poor in English and by car (if this would ever have been allowed). Would they be allowed to travel independently? Probably not. Would they be monitored by governmental officials? Probably yes. Would they be requested to join an official tour group to "give them a better traveling experience" (to keep an eye on them)? Yes, most certainly. Would their documents have been examined? Yes. Seeing it from the other side may help to explain the experiences that Thuborn had. Very few traveled to Russia from the West during this time which may help to explain the enigma of Russia more than one persons two week journal.I can recommend this book from only this perspective, as a historical narrative, and not as something to be considered for 2010. Russia has changed greatly in the last 10 years alone and it resembles nothing of the Soviet Union in 1980. If taken as a guide this book, now, will only heighten one's sense of cultural shock. And when you return, write of your own experiences, they are sorely needed.

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    Colin Thubron has left me an unforgettable portrait of the places and people he visited in 1980.
  

*by F***C on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022*

Colin Thubron is a wonderfully observant and quite literary writer. I marveled throughout the book at the beauty of its crafting. One thing only bothered me and made the last part of the book comparatively hard to enjoy as much.  Beginning with the section on Armenia, the editing went to hell in a hand basket- almost as if the proofreader just decided to uncritically accept all spellcheck and autocorrect changes and go home to his slippers and beer. Still, the fact that it was written about a time when all these places were still part of the Soviet Union does not seem to compromise his portrait of the people and their lives.

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    A journey at the end of an era
  

*by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018*

An amazing journey at the end of an era. The author tried to understand the Russian soul and observed with as much insight as possible people and the places he visited. I was thoroughly impressed with the language of the text that in certain aspects it was very rich, almost poetic but sometimes convoluted and difficult to understand. Greatly enjoyed reading this book and I think it is a unique travel memoir.

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