A Russian Journal
Author: John Steinbeck
Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe 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 travellers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad – now Volgograd – but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A RUSSIAN JOURNAL is the dist….Read More
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