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.

Observata din belsug, aceasta poveste plina de spirit si totusi profund emotionanta a anului calatorind in jurul Rusiei a lui Charlotte Hobson ne duce in inima unei tari de care suntem in permanenta interesati, dar care ne putem stradui sa o intelegem. Personajele lui Hobson sunt adesea minunat de quijotice, la fel si spiritul pe care il gaseste peste tot in acest punct crucial al istoriei Rusiei.