Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Putin country : a journey into the real Russia / Anne Garrels.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: DD22880 | Recorded BooksPublisher: [Prince Frederick, MD] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016 ℗2016Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 7 audio discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781681680682
  • 1681680688
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
1. Chaos -- 2. Stability -- 3. Identity -- 4. The Taxi Driver -- 5. A Gay Life -- 6. The Russian Family -- 7. Stubborn Parents -- 8. The Doctors -- 9. The Addicts -- 10. Schoolhouses and Barracks -- 11. The Believers -- 12. The Muslim Community -- 13. The Human Rights Activists -- 14. The Forensic Expert -- 15. Freedom of Speech -- 16. Nuclear Nightmare -- 17. Changing Landscapes -- 18. The Red Lines.
Read by the author.Summary: More than twenty years ago, the longtime NPR correspondent Anne Garrels began to visit the region of Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow that is home to the Russian nuclear program. Her goal was to chart the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse. On her trips to an area once closed to the West, Garrels discovered a populace for whom the new democratic freedoms were as traumatic as they were delightful. The region suffered a severe economic crisis in the early 1990s, and the next twenty years would only bring more turmoil as well as a growing identity crisis and antagonism toward foreigners. The city of Chelyabinsk became richer and more cosmopolitan, even as corruption and intolerance grew more entrenched. Here, Garrels crafts a necessary portrait of the nation's heartland.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Main Library Audiobook 947.43 G239 Available 33111008675643
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

More than twenty years ago, longtime NPR correspondent Anne Garrels began to visit the region of Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow. Her goal was to chart the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse. On her trips to an area once closed to the West, Garrels discovered a populace for whom the new democratic freedoms were as traumatic as they were delightful. The region suffered a severe economic crisis in the early 1990s, and the next twenty years would only bring more turmoil as well as a growing identity crisis and antagonism toward foreigners. The city of Chelyabinsk became richer and more cosmopolitan, even as corruption and intolerance grew more entrenched. In Putin Country, we meet upwardly mobile professionals, impassioned activists, and ostentatious mafiosi. We discover surprising subcultures, such as a vibrant underground gay community and a group of determined evangelicals. And we watch doctors and teachers try to cope with a corrupt system. Drawing on these encounters, Garrels explains why Vladimir Putin commands the loyalty of so many Russians, even those who decry the abuses of power they encounter from day to day.

Title from container.

Read by the author.

Compact discs.

More than twenty years ago, the longtime NPR correspondent Anne Garrels began to visit the region of Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow that is home to the Russian nuclear program. Her goal was to chart the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse. On her trips to an area once closed to the West, Garrels discovered a populace for whom the new democratic freedoms were as traumatic as they were delightful. The region suffered a severe economic crisis in the early 1990s, and the next twenty years would only bring more turmoil as well as a growing identity crisis and antagonism toward foreigners. The city of Chelyabinsk became richer and more cosmopolitan, even as corruption and intolerance grew more entrenched. Here, Garrels crafts a necessary portrait of the nation's heartland.

1. Chaos -- 2. Stability -- 3. Identity -- 4. The Taxi Driver -- 5. A Gay Life -- 6. The Russian Family -- 7. Stubborn Parents -- 8. The Doctors -- 9. The Addicts -- 10. Schoolhouses and Barracks -- 11. The Believers -- 12. The Muslim Community -- 13. The Human Rights Activists -- 14. The Forensic Expert -- 15. Freedom of Speech -- 16. Nuclear Nightmare -- 17. Changing Landscapes -- 18. The Red Lines.

Powered by Koha