Journey Across
Russia The Soviet Union Today Hardcover book with dust jacket by Bart McDowell Over 365 pages including over 345 color photographs Copyright © 1977 by National Geographic Society " On a crisp autumn day in Moscow, author Bart McDowell pauses in front of St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square. Subjects of his many magazine articles for National Geographic have included Japan, Mexico, Hungary, India, an avalanche in Peru, an earthquake in Guatemala. He is also the author of three other books in the Society's Special Publications series: The Revolutionary War, Gypsies, and The American Cowboy. In preparing this volume, he and photographer Dean Conger visited all 15 constituent republics of the U.S.S.R., including remote spots never before seen by Western journalists. Travel, he believes, can improve understanding: "I look forward to the day when ordinary people on both sides of the world can meet each other, work out their peaceful pursuits, and get to know each other as individuals." " Summary of Contents includes: " Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Epic Land
Chapter 2: Kiev, Moscow, Leningrad
Chapter 3: The Russian Character
Chapter 4: Heartland: The Russian Federation
Chapter 5: The Western Periphery
Chapter 6: Shores of the Baltic
Chapter 7: Beyond the Caucasus
Chapter 8: The Central Asian Republics
Chapter 9: The Trans-Siberian Frontier
Chapter 10: Siberia: The Endless Horizon
Index
Acknowledgments " ALSO includes as a Bonus: a separate large folded map of the Soviet Union
Copyright © 1978 by National Geographic Society This book is in very good to excellent condition with minor wear.
The dust jacket has some wear and tear along the edges.
No torn or ripped pages.
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