In this fascinating account of travels in the city and the countryside, Kramer explores the roots of Russian character by chronicling the nation's ungainly struggle to feed itself. From 1987 to 1993, in successive journeys, Kramer visited many Russians, from ministry officials to tractor drivers, to try and understand how the flawed system of communism played itself out.
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In this fascinating account of travels in the city and the countryside, Kramer explores the roots of Russian character by chronicling the nation's ungainly struggle to feed itself. From 1987 to 1993, in successive journeys, Kramer visited many Russians, from ministry officials to tractor drivers, to try and understand how the flawed system of communism played itself out.
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Add this copy of Travels With a Hungry Bear: a Journey to the Russian to cart. $2.85, very good condition, Sold by The Maryland Book Bank rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0395426707. In DJ; Black cl spine/gray boards. Maps. Author's travels in Russia between 1988 and 1992; 8vo; xiv + 320 pages.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hard Back First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. A journey into the heart of the Russian countryside to meet the people who have remained hidden to the rest of the world for most of a century. Clean and unmarked black half cloth binding with gilt titles, gray paper-wrapped boards. Upper edge of front panel is sunned, otherwise no other wear. Former owner name on endpaper, otherwise internals are as new. Tight, solid and square volume. The author revisited Russia between 1987-1993 several times, visiting many different people, He set out to discover why a nation blessed with an eleven-time-zone stretch of fertile land still suffers from shortages and rationing. "Travels with a Hungry Bear" chronicles the struggle of the Russian nation to feed itself. 320 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1996, Houghton Mifflin, USA.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is an unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). The book is very slightly cocked.
