num_pages: 287
description: In the early 1980s, Colin Thubron wrote a book about his travels around the Soviet Union in an old Morris Minor. In the late 90s, post–Soviet Union, he decided to explore Siberia—this time by truck, by bus, by boat. The result is an evocative account of an extraordinary region. He travels through exotic cities and deserted villages, meets nostalgic old Stalinists and aggressive Orthodox churchmen, and generally interweaves Siberia's fascinating history with a description of the place today.
language: English
title: In Siberia
titlecomplete: In Siberia
genres: Book Club, History, Geography, Travelogue, Russia, Asia, Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Memoir
ratings_count: 2734
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Ryszard Kapuściński Prize
publisher: Penguin