A review by keysmashhh
Sovietistan by Erika Fatland

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.75

a good balence between history, politics, geography and anthropology paired with anecdotes individual to Erica Fatland's trip means you get a nice overview of each country, that being said whole books could be dedicated to each country so i'm very impressed she could fit so many different topics into each chapter. some standouts for me was the section on how silk was made, the fact that alexander the great seems to turn up every couple of pages (his influence on central asia is fascinating) and her experiences at the Horse contest. It definitely makes me want to travel to some of the locations even more than I already did. i've got a copy of her other book High so i cant wait to read that :)