A witness to the Beslan massacre, the former Moscow correspondent sought to ease his soul and deepen his understanding of the roots of violence by taking a 1000-mile walk along the political, religious and ethnic fault-lines of seven Russian republics. Superb.
High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978147229476020/07/2023
Categories: 08. Summer Books 2023: Travel, Summer Books 2023, Travel
Tags: Memoir, Mountains, Russia
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