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carmenere's review against another edition
4.0
I liken this bit of photo-journalism to Hemingway's A Moveable Feast. Rather than Parisian cafe's Steinbeck and photographer Robert Capa travel to and within Russia in 1947 with the intent to debunk misconceptions about Russian people held by Americans at that time. To capture the typical, everyday life of Russians; the type of food they eat, clothes they wear and schools they attend, all while keeping a perfectly neutral view.
Steinbeck and Capa traveled to Moscow, Ukraine, Stalingrad and Tiflis, Georgia. Along the way they were treated generously by farmhands and sometimes suspiciously by others but always with an over abundance of food, vodka and wine. Their conversations were enlightening and their fears similar to those back home.
Steinbeck's conclusion is heartfelt and just as relevant 70's years hence.
Steinbeck and Capa traveled to Moscow, Ukraine, Stalingrad and Tiflis, Georgia. Along the way they were treated generously by farmhands and sometimes suspiciously by others but always with an over abundance of food, vodka and wine. Their conversations were enlightening and their fears similar to those back home.
Steinbeck's conclusion is heartfelt and just as relevant 70's years hence.
techwoo's review against another edition
2.0
This journal struck me as boring and superficial. I couldn't get rid of the feeling that Steinbeck himself must have been quite uninterested in the subject he picked.
It was ok a guess, but I can not place it anywhere near the other works by Steinbeck I've read.
It was ok a guess, but I can not place it anywhere near the other works by Steinbeck I've read.
kristinasshelves's review against another edition
4.0
This is slow read and a bit dry at times, but incredibly interesting. Steinbeck is my favorite author, so I'd read anything from him but I do have a special interest in Russia post WWII and during the Iron Curtain era. Steinbeck and photographer Capa set out to observe and record daily life in Russia, believing that average people were not all that different from average Americans; and certainly not at all how they were often portrayed or assumed to be. This reads as essentially their travelogue, focusing on ordinary people and experiences as the country was moving out of impoverished times. If you're interested in Russian history, you'll like this one!
missapples's review against another edition
4.0
It was great to see another country through the eyes of such a wonderful writer.
mondovertigo's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: War