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Black Earth
A Journey through Ukraine
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Black Earth is a vivid first-hand account of an extensive journey through a contested nation.
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An in-depth exploration of Ukraine through encounters with the many different people who live there.
"Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody." Mikhail Bulgakov composed this ominous and prophetic phrase in Kiev amid the turmoil of the Russian civil war. Since then, Ukrainian borders have shifted constantly, and its people have suffered numerous military foreign interventions. Ukraine has only existed as an independent state since 1991, and what exactly it was before then is controversial among its people as well as its European neighbours.
In Black Earth: A Journey through the Ukraine, journalist and celebrated travel writer Jens Mühling takes readers across the country amid the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Mühling delves deep into daily life in Ukraine, narrating his encounters with Ukrainian nationalists and old communists, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks, smugglers, and soldiers. Black Earth connects all these stories to convey an unconventional and unfiltered view of Ukraine, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and the centre of countless conflicts.
In this paperback edition, a new preface is included that takes into account recent developments up to the 2022 war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Black Earth by Jens Muhling has received positive reviews for its exploration of Russia's diverse landscapes and people. Reviewers praise the book for the surprising discoveries and pleasure it provides, as it takes readers from urban centres like Moscow and St Petersburg to remote areas such as Siberia. Muhling encounters a variety of intriguing characters, including those with unique beliefs and lifestyles, and his empathetic storytelling brings their vivid and moving life stories to light.
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ISBN: 9781914982002
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus
Illustration: 1 map
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 189.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 309
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About the Author
Jens Muhling was the editor of a German newspaper in Moscow for two years, and has been working for the Berlin newspaper, Der Tagesspiegel, since 2005. His features and essays on Eastern Europe have won him several awards. He is the author of A Journey into Russia (2014) and Troubled Water: A Journey Around the Black Sea (2021).
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