Imperium

Author(s): Ryszard Kapuscinski

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"Imperium" is the story of an empire: the constellation of states that was submerged under a single identity for most of the twentieth century - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This is Kapuscinski's vivid, compelling and personal report on the life and death of the Soviet superpower, from the entrance of Soviet troops into his hometown in Poland in 1939, through his journey across desolate Siberia and the republics of Central Asia in the 1950s and 60s, to his wanderings over the vast Soviet lands - from Poland to the Pacific, the Arctic Circle to Afghanistan - in the years of the USSR's decline and final disintegration in 1991.

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Ryszard Kapuscinski was born in 1932. During his four decades of reporting on Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Kapuscinski witnessed 27 coups and revolutions and was sentenced to death four times. His books include The Shadow of the Sun, The Emperor, Another Day of Life, The Shah of Shahs and The Soccer War (which is also available from Granta Books).

General Fields

  • : 9781862079601
  • : Granta Books
  • : Granta Books
  • : September 2007
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ryszard Kapuscinski
  • : Paperback
  • : 7-Sep
  • : 914.704854
  • : 352
  • : European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; European history: Second World War; Military history; Battles & campaigns; World history: Second World War