{"product_id":"2026200012837-secondhand-hustling-on-gorky-street-sex-and-crime-in-russia-today","title":"Hustling On Gorky Street: Sex And Crime In Russia Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the carefully constructed façade of Soviet respectability, a hidden world of vice, corruption, and survival thrives — and Hustling on Gorky Street tears that façade wide open. Yuri Brokhin, a former Soviet journalist who lived and breathed the underground culture of Moscow's most famous boulevard, presents a vivid and unflinching account of the black markets, prostitution rings, and criminal networks that flourished in the shadows of the USSR, painting a portrait of a society whose official ideology was in constant, secret war with its own human nature.\n\nBrokhin's account is at once a work of social anthropology and a riveting piece of narrative non-fiction, written with the authority of an insider and the sharp eye of a trained journalist. Translated into English in collaboration with E.B. Kane, the book brings an authenticity rarely found in Western analyses of Soviet life, illuminating the moral contradictions of a state that preached collectivist virtue while its citizens hustled for survival on every street corner. For anyone who thought they understood the Soviet Union, Hustling on Gorky Street presents a truth far stranger — and far darker — than the official version.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203263439067,"sku":"2026200012837-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b92b00ec-b65b-45fc-a823-ae3634f302ca.png?v=1788146804","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012837-secondhand-hustling-on-gorky-street-sex-and-crime-in-russia-today","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}