num_pages: 406
description: An evocative tour of the Soviet Union's outer provinces by a Soviet writer. Marat Akchurin vividly describes his journey through the Soviet republics in their last days under Soviet domination. The result is rich with history, legend, and compelling anecdotes, a personal portrait of an empire in the midst of a new revolution.
language: English
title: Red Odyssey: A Journey Through the Soviet Republics
publisher: Harpercollins