Haywood, Anthony
Siberia
Siberia is a cradle of civilizations, the birthplace of ancient Turkic empires and home to the cultures of indigenes, including peoples whose ancestors migrated to the Americas. It was a promised land to which bonded peasants could flee their cruel masters, yet also a ‘white hell’ across which exiles shuffled in felt shoes and chains. If in Stalin’s era Siberia became synonymous with the gulag, today it is a vast region of bustling metropolises and magnificent landscapes, a place where the humdrum, the beautiful and the bizarre ignite the imagination. Tracing the historical contours of Siberia, A. J. Haywood offers a detailed account of the architectural and cultural landmarks of cities such as Irkutsk, Tobolsk, Barnaul and Novosibirsk.
Avainsanat: Russia, Urals, Siberia, Former USSR, Anthrology, Moscow, Russian, vodka, eastern europe, travel, history
- Tekijä(t)
- Haywood, Anthony
- Julkaisija
- Andrews UK
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2012
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 2
- Sivumäärä
- 344 sivua
- Kategoria
- Maantiede, matkaoppaat
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781908493378
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781904955689