An African student in Russia - Soviet Union
By: Onesphor Kyara, Ph.D.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Denver, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781478721666
Subjects: African students; Biography; Social conditions; African diaspora
Description: In 1975, Dr. Onesphor Kyara left Tanzanian, East Africa, for Russia. He spent one year learning Russian at Donetsk State University, Ukraine. In 1976, he transferred to Kuban State University, Russian Republic, to pursue a five-year degree in universal history. He graduated with MA (Anthropology) in 1988. The book presents his life experience in the communist society and its education system. It includes his education both inside and outside the classroom. Shortage of goods and inadequate finances necessitated participation in the black market, relying on goods from the West. His trips to London, Stockholm, West Berlin, Paris, Rome and New York are touched upon...