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A review by aneliak
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szabłowski
5.0
I have read this book months ago and I still think about it sometimes. It's a journalistic journey across countries from the Eastern Bloc.
As a girl growing up in Bulgaria, I had seen these domesticated bears, I had also heard of the existence of the bear park on Belitsa, but never knew the fascinating story of these bears.
The book itself is much more about human psychology, the transition from under the Iron Curtain to wild democracy with liberty to do whatever you want and the nostalgia some people still feel. I myself was born after the fall of USSR, so it was quite interesting to think about what the generation before me has been through.
The book is written in chapters and shows different aspects of people's lives from different countries and it is formatted as interviews. Definitely enjoyed it, although it's an acquired taste type of book.
As a girl growing up in Bulgaria, I had seen these domesticated bears, I had also heard of the existence of the bear park on Belitsa, but never knew the fascinating story of these bears.
The book itself is much more about human psychology, the transition from under the Iron Curtain to wild democracy with liberty to do whatever you want and the nostalgia some people still feel. I myself was born after the fall of USSR, so it was quite interesting to think about what the generation before me has been through.
The book is written in chapters and shows different aspects of people's lives from different countries and it is formatted as interviews. Definitely enjoyed it, although it's an acquired taste type of book.