Russians As People
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
What does it truly mean to be Russian? Russians as People by Wright Miller offers a rare and intimate portrait of Soviet-era Russian society, cutting through Cold War stereotypes to present the human realities of everyday life in the USSR. Miller draws on firsthand experience and careful observation to illuminate the customs, character, and contradictions of the Russian people — from their fierce communal bonds and stoic endurance to their deep-rooted traditions and complex relationship with authority. Miller's prose is measured, empathetic, and richly detailed, positioning this work as an essential piece of mid-20th-century cultural anthropology. Rather than reducing Russians to political abstractions, the author chronicles their humanity with nuance and warmth, arguing that understanding a people requires looking beyond ideology to the texture of daily existence. For anyone seeking to grasp the soul of a nation that has long fascinated and perplexed the Western world, this quietly revelatory volume poses a question that still resonates today: how well do we truly know the people behind the headlines?
Author: Wright Miller
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, Readers Union / Phoenix House
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
What does it truly mean to be Russian? Russians as People by Wright Miller offers a rare and intimate portrait of Soviet-era Russian society, cutting through Cold War stereotypes to present the human realities of everyday life in the USSR. Miller draws on firsthand experience and careful observation to illuminate the customs, character, and contradictions of the Russian people — from their fierce communal bonds and stoic endurance to their deep-rooted traditions and complex relationship with authority. Miller's prose is measured, empathetic, and richly detailed, positioning this work as an essential piece of mid-20th-century cultural anthropology. Rather than reducing Russians to political abstractions, the author chronicles their humanity with nuance and warmth, arguing that understanding a people requires looking beyond ideology to the texture of daily existence. For anyone seeking to grasp the soul of a nation that has long fascinated and perplexed the Western world, this quietly revelatory volume poses a question that still resonates today: how well do we truly know the people behind the headlines?