Award-winning author Sharon Hudgins takes readers on a personal adventure through the Asian side of Russia - from the high-rise villages of Vladivostok and Irkutsk to Lake Baikal and the Trans-Siberian Railroad route. Join her as a guest confronted with exotic dishes at Christmas parties, New Year's banquets, Easter dinners, and Siberian festivals - and discover what daily life is really like on Russia's other side.

The Other Side of Russia Reviews

Sharon Hudgins has written a vivid and engrossing book about a part of the world that's both geographically and ethnically complex. She's done much to make the unfamiliar familiar. - Larry McMurtry; Rare is the person who can step into the wonderland of Siberia and capture the culture and spirit of its people. Sharon Hudgins has done that and more. This is a warm, considered, and completely engaging work from start to finish... a window into the soul of Siberia. - James Cramer, President & CEO, World Learning; ... an animated examination of grim, grimy, and unpredictably gracious ordinary life in the extraordinary place she calls Absurdistan. - Alfred Friendly, Jr., coauthor, Ecocide in the USSR, and former Newsweek Moscow Bureau Chief

About Sharon Hudgins

A food and travel writer, Sharon Hudgins has taught for the University of Maryland University College in Germany, Spain, Greece, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Hudgins currently resides in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Tom.

Additional information

Sku

GOR013660752

ISBN 13

9781585444045

ISBN 10

1585444049

Title

The Other Side of Russia: A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East by Sharon Hudgins

Author

Sharon Hudgins

Series

Eastern European Studies

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Texas A & M University Press

Year published

20040421

Number of pages

348

Prizes

Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Travel Essays) 2003

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Note

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