{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-russia-a-slice-of-life-in-siberia-and-the-russian-far-east-9781585444045","title":"The Other Side of Russia: A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Sharon Hudgins takes readers on a personal adventure through the Asian side of Russia - from the \"\"high-rise villages\"\" of Vladivostok and Irkutsk to Lake Baikal and the Trans-Siberian Railroad route. Join her as a guest confronted with exotic dishes at Christmas parties, New Year's banquets, Easter dinners, and Siberian festivals - and discover what daily life is really like on Russia's \"\"other side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon Hudgins has written a vivid and engrossing book about a part of the world that's both geographically and ethnically complex. She's done much to make the unfamiliar familiar. - Larry McMurtry; \"\"Rare is the person who can step into the wonderland of Siberia and capture the culture and spirit of its people. Sharon Hudgins has done that and more. This is a warm, considered, and completely engaging work from start to finish... a window into the soul of Siberia.\"\" - James Cramer, President \u0026amp; CEO, World Learning; \"\"... an animated examination of grim, grimy, and unpredictably gracious ordinary life in the extraordinary place she calls Absurdistan.\"\" - Alfred Friendly, Jr., coauthor, Ecocide in the USSR, and former Newsweek Moscow Bureau Chief","brand":"Texas A \u0026 M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863457333591,"sku":"9781585444045","price":18.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781585444045.jpg?v=1759920657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-russia-a-slice-of-life-in-siberia-and-the-russian-far-east-9781585444045","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}