{"product_id":"2026200016537-secondhand-russians-as-people","title":"Russians As People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\n\nMiller'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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49309669982427,"sku":"2026200016537-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7ec3d42a-8aa3-40b9-b955-589509047e47.png?v=1789454929","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016537-secondhand-russians-as-people","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}