Black Earth City

Richly observed, this witty and yet deeply moving tale of Charlotte Hobson's year travelling around Russia takes us to the heart of a country that we are continually interested in, yet can struggle to understand. Hobson's characters are often wonderfully quixotic and so is the spirit she finds everywhere at this crux in Russia's history.

Cu o bogata experienta de observare, aceasta poveste spirituala si totodata profund emotionanta despre calatoria Charlottei Hobson prin Rusia, petrecuta anul acesta, ne duce in inima unei tari de care suntem mereu interesati, dar care ne poate fi greu sa intelegem. Personajele lui Hobson sunt adesea minunat de donquijotesti, la fel ca si spiritul pe care il gaseste peste tot in acest punct crucial al istoriei Rusiei.