Bears In The Streets: Three Journeys Across A Changing Russia
by Lisa Dickey /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Lisa Dickey traveled across the whole of Russia three times―in
1995, 2005 and 2015―making friends in eleven different cities,
then coming back again and again to see how their lives had
changed. Like the acclaimed British documentary series
Lisa Dickey traveled across the whole of Russia three times―in
1995, 2005 and 2015―making friends in eleven different cities,
then coming back again and again to see how their lives had
changed. Like the acclaimed British documentary seriesSeven
Up!
Seven
Up!, she traces the ups and downs of ordinary people’s lives,
in the process painting a deeply nuanced portrait of modern
Russia.
, she traces the ups and downs of ordinary people’s lives,
in the process painting a deeply nuanced portrait of modern
Russia.
From the caretakers of a lighthouse in Vladivostok, to the Jewish
community of Birobidzhan, to a farmer in Buryatia, to a group of
gay friends in Novosibirsk, to a wealthy family in Chelyabinsk,
to a rap star in Moscow, Dickey profiles a wide cross-section of
people in one of the most fascinating, dynamic and important
countries on Earth. Along the way, she explores dramatic changes
in everything from technology to social norms, drinks copious
amounts of vodka, and learns firsthand how the Russians
From the caretakers of a lighthouse in Vladivostok, to the Jewish
community of Birobidzhan, to a farmer in Buryatia, to a group of
gay friends in Novosibirsk, to a wealthy family in Chelyabinsk,
to a rap star in Moscow, Dickey profiles a wide cross-section of
people in one of the most fascinating, dynamic and important
countries on Earth. Along the way, she explores dramatic changes
in everything from technology to social norms, drinks copious
amounts of vodka, and learns firsthand how the Russiansreally
really feel about Vladimir Putin.
feel about Vladimir Putin.
Including powerful photographs of people and places over time,
and filled with wacky travel stories, unexpected twists, and keen
insights,
Including powerful photographs of people and places over time,
and filled with wacky travel stories, unexpected twists, and keen
insights,Bears in the Streets
Bears in the Streets offers an unprecedented
on-the-ground view of Russia today.
offers an unprecedented
on-the-ground view of Russia today.