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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Mowat writes about his two journeys to parts of Siberian in the late 1960's. He meets interesting people who seem to think that the USSR is a paradise on earth. Everything is better there than in the West and Mowat doesn't even try to be critical of their claims. (  ) Pferdina | Apr 26, 2009 |  2032 The Siberians, by Farley Mowat (read 22 Nov 1986) This is a 1970 book. What a cropper! It tells of two trips of Mowat to Siberia, where he found everything and everybody perfect, and becoming more perfect all the time. The temperature is never less than 10 below--usually 40 below--and everybody is ebullient and all is paradise. He sounded--all the way through the book!--like a Communist tour guide. Ugh. (  ) Schmerguls | Aug 5, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0771066910, Paperback)Here is a Siberia unheard of in the West. Once the most remote place of exile in all of Russia, Mowat describes it as a burgeoning land of opportunity and growth. Granted extraordinary freedom to visit places rarely seen by any westerner since 1917, Farley Mowat and his wife, Claire, travelled more than 29,000 miles over mountains, steppes, taiga and tundra to meet the people who have chosen to make Siberia their home and livelihood.With his classic exuberance and wit, Mowat brings to life a place and a people who share the top of the world with us – their hopes and aspirations, their humour, and their dedication to the dramatic awakening of Sibir, the Sleeping land. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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