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Travels in Siberia. Ian Frazier. A sparkling travelogue from the bestselling author of Great Plains. Ian Frazier (1951-) is an American writer who turns his perceptive eye on Siberia in this non-fiction travel bestseller. He writes about its history, science, economics, and politic with emphasis on famous exiles, from the well-known (Dostoyevsky, Lenin, Stalin) to the lesser known (like Natalie Lopukhin, banished by the empress for copying her dresses), the Decembrists and the Mongols, and more. An interesting and compelling journey.
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 529 pages. 1st edition. Notes, selective bibliography, index. Illustrated. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. Overall, about fine. 1 copy only.