Description

Book Synopsis
Steinbeck and Capa’s account of their journey through Cold War Russia is a classic piece of reportage and travel writing.

Featuring newly reset, high-resolution black and white photography by Robert Capa

A Penguin Classic

Just after the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author 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 travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad – now Volgograd – but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. Hailed by the New York Times as “superb” when it first appeared in 1948, A Russian Journal is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document.

What they saw and movingly recorded in words and on film was what Steinbeck called “the great other side there &hel

A Russian Journal

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by John Steinbeck, Robert Capa, Susan Shillinglaw

    £12.68

    Includes FREE delivery

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Wed 23 Sep 2026.

    10 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of A Russian Journal by John Steinbeck

      Book details

      Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
      Published 1 December 1999
      ISBN-13 9780141180199
      978-0141180199
      ISBN-10 0141180196
      Also in:
      Books by John Steinbeck

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Steinbeck and Capa’s account of their journey through Cold War Russia is a classic piece of reportage and travel writing.

      Featuring newly reset, high-resolution black and white photography by Robert Capa

      A Penguin Classic

      Just after the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author 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 travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad – now Volgograd – but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. Hailed by the New York Times as “superb” when it first appeared in 1948, A Russian Journal is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document.

      What they saw and movingly recorded in words and on film was what Steinbeck called “the great other side there &hel

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account