Smashed in the USSR

Klappentext Born in 1934 in the Urals town of Chapaevsk! Ivan Petrov succumbed early to the lure of the bottle. For forty years he stumbled! staggered and rampaged all over the vast Soviet empire. Homeless (an illegal condition in the communist utopia)! in and out of prison camps! almost always drunk (though he did spend a year drying out as a bee-keeper in Central Asia) and with a gift for hilariously sending up the tragic absurdities of Soviet life! Ivan was a real-life Svejk. SMASHED IN THE USSR is his eye-opening! frequently eye-watering story! and a unique perspective on Soviet life.

Summary

or forty years Ivan Petrov careered, stumbled, staggered and rampaged all over the vast Soviet empire. Homeless (an illegal condition in the communist utopia), in and out of prison camps, almost always drunk, and with a gift for hilariously sending up the tragic absurdities of Soviet life, Ivan was a real-life Svejk. This is his unforgettable story, as told to Caroline Walton just before his death. The text is complemented by twelve original illustrations by Natalia Vetrova.

Product details

• Authors: Ivan Petrov, Petrov Ivan, Caroline Walton, Walton Caroline
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2013
• EAN: 9781908699220
• ISBN: 978-1-908699-22-0
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Shortest Histories The Shortest History of the Crown
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Memoirs, Autobiography: writers, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, USSR, Soviet Union