{"product_id":"2026100005240-secondhand-a-russian-journal","title":"A Russian Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good; yellowed spine. Binding - tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary journalism, A Russian Journal chronicles John Steinbeck's 1947 journey through the Soviet Union alongside acclaimed war photographer Robert Capa, offering an unflinching and humanizing portrait of a nation largely shrouded in Cold War mystery. Steinbeck presents the everyday lives of ordinary Soviet citizens — farmers, factory workers, and families — with the same empathetic eye he brought to the American working class, deliberately setting aside political ideology to focus on shared human experience. The tone is candid and warmly observational, balancing Steinbeck's characteristic wit with a genuine curiosity about a people the Western world had reduced to abstractions. Accompanied by Capa's striking photographs, the narrative details travels through Moscow, Ukraine, and Georgia, capturing the resilience and warmth of a population still bearing the deep scars of World War II. The result is a rare and courageous document — part travelogue, part social portrait — that argues for the universal dignity of common people across even the most formidable political divides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820242055387,"sku":"2026100005240-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/567ba54b-1d2c-4af7-a758-9f03e9a4c117.png?v=1780055440","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100005240-secondhand-a-russian-journal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}