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by John Steinbeck (Author), Susan Shillinglaw (Introduction) "It will be necessary to say first how this story and how this trip started, and what its intention was ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (3 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014118633X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141186337
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 198,342 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity took the famous travellers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A RUSSIAN JOURNAL is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document. Steinbeck and Capa recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants, as they emerged from the rubble of World War II. This is an intimate glimpses of two artists at the height of their powers, answering their need to document human struggle

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Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A funny, honest, unforgettable account of a trip to Russia, 27 Mar 2002
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As the Cold War was begginning, John Steinbeck and Robert Capa had the idea to go to Russia and see what it was really like. This book is the account of their travel. But it has so much in it - fun, beauty, tragedy, hope, and the sense of bureaucracy - that you'll not only remember it: you'll want to pack your suitcase and go there immediatelly to find out if it still is like that!
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's a must., 24 Jul 2001
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If you really want to have an idea of what life was like in the USSR after the war (and later)and you like Steinbeck's style and Capa's photographs, you must read this humorous and honest reportage.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck and Capa in the land of Soviets, 8 April 2009
When I found out that Steinbeck has written a travel book about Soviet Union I was intrigued. The famous Capa was there too. So I had to read it. The Cold War atmosphere is ever there at the beginning, so much so that the great Steinbeck had to start by saying that he would not judge or make any comments about the Soviet Union, he would just report what he sees or hears. So he did candidly. They travelled through the Soviet lands just after the devastation of the Second World War. The reader can enjoy their travels to Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kiev and Tbilisi. Steinbeck is a fantastic storyteller and he has lots of stories to tell about the life of ordinary Soviet people. The fotographs of the great Capa also speak more than words. The ordinary life of the Soviet people is shown in great detail as in the book one can find scenes from a circus, a policewoman guiding the traffic, the runined city center of Stalingrad and the peasant kolhoz worker girls dancing among themselves after hours of harvest work. We can also learn about the personal interactions between Steinbeck and Capa as they share the same experience.
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