Behind Putin's Curtain - Friendships and Misadventures Inside Russia

"Journalist Orth delivers a jaunty description of his travels...[that] armchair travelers will enjoy."
-Publishers Weekly
"Funny, insightful, and mind-bendingly entertaining. Stephan Orth is a fearless and fabulous tour guide to the real Russia and its people."
-Lisa Dickey, author of Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys across a Changing Russia

About the author

Stephan Orth is an acclaimed journalist and bestselling author. A recipient of the ITB Book Award and a two-time winner of the Columbus Award for travel writing, he has written four previous books, including Couchsurfing in Iran, which has been translated into several languages. Orth lives in Hamburg, Germany.

Summary

"Journalist Orth delivers a jaunty description of his travels...[that] armchair travelers will enjoy."
—Publishers Weekly

“Funny, insightful, and mind-bendingly entertaining. Stephan Orth is a fearless and fabulous tour guide to the real Russia and its people."
—Lisa Dickey, author of Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys across a Changing Russia

Product details

• Authors: Stephan Orth
• Publisher: Greystone
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2019
• EAN: 9781771643672
• ISBN: 978-1-77164-367-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Illustrations: Color insterts, B&W photographs throughout
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Travel > Travel guides > Europe; Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Social & cultural history, Humour, Social & ethical issues, Regional / International studies, Human Geography, Social groups, communities and identities, HISTORY / Russia / General, Cross-cultural / Intercultural studies and topics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet