Book club discussion kit. a journey into the real Russia / Putin country
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2017].
Format
Kit
Edition
First Picador edition.
ISBN
9781250118110, 1250118115
Physical Desc
8 books (228 pages) in a cloth bag ; (40 x 49 cm) + 1 folder
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2017].
Edition
First Picador edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250118110, 1250118115
Notes
General Note
Cataloger supplied title.
General Note
Book published by Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017 (©2016).
General Note
Title and statement of responsibility from book title page.
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Description
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title, that may also include a folder.
Description
"A revealing look into the lives of ordinary Russians. More than twenty years ago, the longtime NPR correspondent Anne Garrels began to visit the region of Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow that is home to the Russian nuclear program. Her goal was to chart the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse. On her trips to an area once closed to the West, Garrels discovered a populace for whom the new democratic freedoms were as traumatic as they were delightful. The region suffered a severe economic crisis in the early 1990s, and the next twenty years would only bring more turmoil as well as a growing identity crisis and antagonism toward foreigners. The city of Chelyabinsk became richer and more cosmopolitan, even as corruption and intolerance grew more entrenched. In Putin Country, Garrels crafts a necessary portrait of the nation's heartland. We meet upwardly mobile professionals, impassioned activists, and ostentatious mafiosi. We discover surprising subcultures, such as a vibrant underground gay community and a group of determined evangelicals. And we watch doctors and teachers try to cope with a corrupt system. Drawing on these encounters, Garrels explains why Vladimir Putin commands the loyalty of so many Russians, even those who decry the abuses of power they encounter from day to day. Her portrait of Russia's silent majority is both essential and engaging reading at a time when Cold War tensions are resurgent" --,Provided by publisher.
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Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Description and travel.
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social conditions.
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social life and customs.
Garrels, Anne, -- 1951-2022 -- Travel -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Interviews -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Political culture -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952- -- Influence.
Subculture -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Description and travel.
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social conditions.
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social life and customs.
Garrels, Anne, -- 1951-2022 -- Travel -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Interviews -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Political culture -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952- -- Influence.
Subculture -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Garrels, A. (2017). Book club discussion kit: a journey into the real Russia (First Picador edition.). [publisher not identified].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrels, Anne, 1951-2022. 2017. Book Club Discussion Kit: A Journey Into the Real Russia. [publisher not identified].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrels, Anne, 1951-2022. Book Club Discussion Kit: A Journey Into the Real Russia [publisher not identified], 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Garrels, Anne. Book Club Discussion Kit: A Journey Into the Real Russia First Picador edition., [publisher not identified], 2017.
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