The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage by Erika Fatland

The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage

Erika Fatland with Kari Dickson (Translator)

600 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
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The acclaimed author of Sovietistan travels along the seemingly endless Russian border and reveals the deep and pervasive influence it has had  across half the globe. Imperial, communist or autocratic, Russia has been—and remains—a towering and in...

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Moods

informative 93%
adventurous 79%
reflective 53%
inspiring 30%
challenging 16%
funny 8%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 2%
hopeful 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 32%
fast 8%

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4.38

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